TEHRAN – Iran’s special
representative for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi in a meeting with acting minister of foreign affairs of the Taliban, Amir Khan Muttaqi on Tuesday, said that under no circumstances will the Islamic Republic abandon the Afghan people.
He also highlighted the age-old and strong historical relations between Iran and Afghanistan.
In a statement, the spokesperson of the foreign ministry of the Taliban, Abdul Qahar Balkhi, said the participants in the meeting have discussed the economic and trade issues as well as the development projects.
Speaking to reporters upon his arrival in Kabul on Monday, Kazemi Qomi said the United States is propping up the terrorist group of Daesh and Takfiri terrorists to perpetrate various acts of terror in Afghanistan in the wake of Washington’s disastrous withdrawal after more than two decades of destructive presence there.
Commenting on whether Iran would recognize the Taliban government, Kazemi Qomi said Tehran “respects the demands of the Afghan nation. Our position is in line with the demands of the people of this country.”