To promote and develop joint defense and military cooperation with regional countries, Iran has inaugurated a manufacturing plant for indigenously-developed Ababil-2 multi-role tactical unmanned aerial vehicles in Tajikistan.

Pakistan’s restive northwestern region bordering Afghanistan has served as a safe haven for local and foreign militants for years.

A rising number of Afghan families have moved to neighboring Iran after the Taliban government failed to deliver on its promise to allow girls to recommence their education at schools, according to media reports.

Almost half of the population in Afghanistan is battling acute hunger amid lingering drought and deep economic crisis in the war-ravaged South Asian country.

Heavy rain and flooding has killed 22 people, destroyed hundreds of homes and damaged crops in Afghanistan.

UN experts say the US move to freeze Afghanistan's assets is contributing to the suffering of women in the war-ravaged country.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 09:00 GMT, April 22, 2022