阿富汗和伊朗继续在这些领域开展合作。在5月23日与印度达成以伊朗查赫巴尔港为重点的三方协议后，边境省省长一级的协调会议于7月25日至26日举行，以讨论涉及该港口的安全和新的贸易机会问题。8月3日，阿富汗外交部副部长访问了德黑兰，以讨论贸易、基础设施以及阿富汗国民驻留伊朗境内的问题；同时，阿富汗国家安全顾问8月6日至7日访问了伊朗，以讨论边境安全和打击暴力极端主义问题。时隔四年后，阿富汗-伊朗联合经济委员会第五次会议8月10日在德黑兰举行。伊朗和阿富汗也致力于加强连通性，重点是哈夫-赫拉特铁路、法拉78英里的铁路项目以及赫尔曼德河的第二座大桥。
Afghanistan and Iran continue to cooperate in those areas, following the 23 May trilateral agreement with India focused on the Iranian port of Chabahar. Coordination meetings at the level of the Governors of the border provinces were held on 25 and 26 July to discuss security and new trade opportunities involving the port. The Afghan Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs visited Tehran on 3 August for discussions on trade, The situation in Afghanistan 14/09/2016 infrastructure and the presence of Afghan nationals in Iran, and the Afghan National Security Adviser visited Iran on 6 and 7 August to discuss border security and countering violent extremism. The fifth meeting of the Afghanistan-Iran Joint Economic Commission was held on 10 August in Tehran, following a four-year interval. Iran and Afghanistan are also committed to increasing their connectivity with emphasis on the Khaf-Herat railway, a 78-mile railroad project in Farah, and a second bridge over the Hirmand River.