An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 killed at least 1,000 people in Afghanistan early on Wednesday, leaving over a thousand of others injured while the toll is likely to rise.

The National Security Advisor to the Emir of Qatar said Doha has strong ideological ties with the Taliban, during a meeting with Afghanistan’s acting interior minister. 

An Afghan cleric sent to Iran as a diplomat cannot find housing for his 15-member family of three wives and 12 children, Afghanistan International TV reported Friday.

Videos circulating on social media show Iran is dispatching military units to the border area with Afghanistan following tensions with Taliban border guards.

Following a “dispute” between Iranian and Afghan border guards on Saturday, a border crossing was temporarily shut down, Iranian media reported.

The Taliban said Wednesday they had arrested a man trying to sell an advanced United States military reconnaissance balloon to Iran.

Reacting to four explosions Thursday in Afghanistan, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh expressed concern over a rising number of “bitter incidents.”

Iran has condemned a terrorist attacks at a boys’ high school and other educational institutions in a Shia-dominated neighborhood of the Afghan capital, Kabul.

Taliban's acting foreign minister and his Iranian counterpart have held a phone conversation about recent tensions between the two countries.

While many express shock by how Iran on Tuesday pepper sprayed women who wanted to watch a football match, its foreign minister has urged the Taliban to respect women’s rights.