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| Tehran informs Kabul regarding ongoing talks with the Taliban group |
| 2018-12-28 |
| [Khaama (Afghanistan)] The Iranian officials have informed the Afghan government regarding the ongoing talks with the Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban... group, it has been reported. According to the local media reports, Ali Shamkhani, the Secretary of the National Security Council of Iran on Wednesday informed his Afghan counterpart that Tehran has been holding talks with the Taliban with the knowledge of the Afghan government. The talks were held "to help curb the security problems in Afghanistan," Shamkhani told Hamdullah Mohib, the Afghan president’s national security advisor. "All contacts and talks with the Taliban group have been with the knowledge of Afghanistan’s government and this process will continue," the top Iranian security official was quoted as saying by Tehran Times. Shamkhani arrived to Kabul leading a delegation of high-ranking Iranian security, military and political officials. The Office of the National Security Council had earlier said that NSA Hamdullah Mohib held talks regarding the ongoing fight against terrorism, peace efforts, and regional cooperation. |
| Posted by:Fred |