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Afghanistan

Afghan Taliban in Iran amid stalemate in peace talks

2021-01-27

[DailyTimes.pk] Taliban political envoys arrived in Tehran on Tuesday for talks on the peace process, the Taliban and Iranian Foreign Ministry said. Iran is one of the few countries with which the Taliban have regular contacts.

There's a reason for that...

“Today, the political deputy of the IEA and head of the political office, Mullah Baradar Akhund, and the accompanying delegation arrived into Iran at the official invitation of the state of Iran,” Taliban spokesman Dr Mohammad Naeem tweeted. He said the delegation will talk to the Iranian officials about the relations between the two countries, the situation of Afghan refugees in Iran, and the current political and security situation of Afghanistan and region, and will exchange their views about it

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that a Taliban political delegation led by Abdul Ghani Baradar is in Tehran to review Afghan peace process with Iranian officials, the Iranian official IRNA news agency reported.

The Taliban delegation visit was made upon Iranian Foreign Ministry invitation, Khatibzadeh said.

During its stay in Tehran, the Taliban delegation is to hold talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Iran special representative for Afghanistan affairs, he added. They will discuss the peace process in Afghanistan and the related issues, he noted.

The Afghan Foreign Ministry said Iran had informed Afghanistan about the Taliban visit and that Tehran would press the Taliban for an immediate ceasefire, reaching a comprehensive peace agreement within the framework of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

A foreign ministry statement said Iran wants to secure guarantee that Afghanistan should not turn into safe havens of terrorists but become a center for regional cooperation.

I think that translates into not allowing anyone in Afghanistan who'd go after the Mad Ayatollahs.

Khaama Press adds:

Iran is accused of supporting the Taliban was previously blamed several times by US officials for supporting the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan.

US officials claimed at the time that Iranians are providing weapons and ammunition to the Taliban fighters, and some were even trained across the border.

An accusation that has always been denied by the Iranian officials, but officials in Tehran during their remarks always have supported the rule of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and its governance.

Two weeks ago, before Joe Biden’s inauguration, Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, accused Iran of having secret ties with the al-Qaida network and imposed new sanctions on several senior Iranian officials.

In May 2018, Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s Foreign Minister blamed the United States for supporting Al-Qaeda, Taliban, and ISIS.

Posted by:Steve White

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