Taliban FM makes first trip to Iran since group seized control of Afghanistan
Kabul says meetings in Tehran discuss ‘political, economic, transit and refugee issues’
By AFP
8 January 2022
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban’s foreign minister visited Iran on Saturday to discuss Afghan refugees and a growing economic crisis, in the first such trip to the neighboring country since the hardline Islamists seized power. Iran, like other nations, has so far not recognized the new government formed by the Taliban after it took power amid a hasty withdrawal by United States-led foreign forces in August.
“The visit aims at discussions on political, economic, transit and refugee issues between Afghanistan and Iran,” Taliban foreign ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi tweeted. Already host to millions of Afghans and fearing a new influx, Tehran has sought to forge a rapprochement with the Taliban. The Taliban delegation, led by Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, has already held a preliminary meeting with Iranian officials, Balkhi said.
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Kabul says meetings in Tehran discuss ‘political, economic, transit and refugee issues’
By AFP
8 January 2022
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban’s foreign minister visited Iran on Saturday to discuss Afghan refugees and a growing economic crisis, in the first such trip to the neighboring country since the hardline Islamists seized power. Iran, like other nations, has so far not recognized the new government formed by the Taliban after it took power amid a hasty withdrawal by United States-led foreign forces in August.
“The visit aims at discussions on political, economic, transit and refugee issues between Afghanistan and Iran,” Taliban foreign ministry spokesman Abdul Qahar Balkhi tweeted. Already host to millions of Afghans and fearing a new influx, Tehran has sought to forge a rapprochement with the Taliban. The Taliban delegation, led by Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, has already held a preliminary meeting with Iranian officials, Balkhi said.
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