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Iran’s Qaani Visited Afghanistan But Not As Diplomat: MoFA
[ToloNews] The Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Tuesday said that Brig. Gen. Ismail Qaani, the newly appointed head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force, has never served as a diplomat in Afghanistan. This is a response to photographs showing Qaani in Afghanistan from a 2018 visit, which surfaced following the death of another Iranian commander, Qassem Soleiman. The governor of Bamiyan...a place in Afghanistan that used to have some historically interesting statues of the Buddha carved into a mountainside. Then the holy men showed up and now all they have is some big holes... reported of Qaani: "It was said that he was a 'deputy ambassador.' Mr. Qaani never served as deputy to the Iranian ambassador to Kabul, said acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Idrees Zaman. He said that Qaani’s trip to Bamiyan in July 2018 will be probed. This comes after pictures on social media showed Qaani’s meeting with the Bamiyan governor Tahir Zaheer. "This is under investigation. Right now I can say that Mr. Qaani never served as deputy ambassador," said Zaman. "It was said that he (Qaani) was deputy ambassador, it was said he will visit the construction process of the hospital and then he (Qaani) will have a short meeting with the governor and it was happened as it was said," said Tahir Zaheer, the governor of Bamiyan province. On Tuesday, Iran  ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word Iranis a cognate form of Aryan,the abbreviation IRGCis a cognate form of Stürmabteilung (or SA),the term Supreme Guideis a cognate form of either Shahor Führeror maybe both, and they hate hosted the Tehran Dialogue Forum with participants from different countries, including former Afghan president Hamid Maybe I'll join the TalibanKarzai ...A product, and probably the sole product, of the Southern Alliance... , who called on the US to de-escalate tensions with Iran. Speaking at the forum, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that the US is seeking to pursue its political objectives within the politically dynamic environment in the region. "By exploiting the situation and by making fake threats they want to continue their illegal and illegitimate presence in the region," said Zarif. Tensions between Iran and the US have ratcheted up following the liquidation of Gen. Qassem Soleimani  , the former head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force.The Afghan government, however, has said that it will not allow Afghanistan’s territory to be used against any other nation. Related: Bamiyan: 2019-04-05 Islamabad ‘Must’ Change Its Policy Towards Kabul: Khalilzad Bamiyan: 2019-04-05 120 Civilians Affected By Mines, Unexploded Ordnance Every Month Bamiyan: 2018-11-27 MPs Split Over Alipoor Arrest Posted by: trailing wife 2020-01-08 |
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