Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei Saturday appointed Brigadier General Mohammad Ali Jafari as the new head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).

The cooperation between Iran and Pakistan will leave no safe heaven or hideout for bandits, a senior Iranian police commander said, underlining Iran and Pakistan’s decisiveness to enhance coordination and cooperation in fighting drug trafficking and bandits.

Breakfast is being prepared at the Abdul Hamid Hotel. The proprietor, Abdul Hamid, is rushing around with his helpers preparing a meal of unleavened Afghan bread and a thick white butter, and omelettes. This is a popular breakfast stop, about two hours up from Bamiyan town into the hills on …