Kazemi Qomi Named New Ambassador to Afghanistan

Date: 18 December 2022 - 21:45

News ID: ۱۱۰۳۳۱

TEHRAN – The Iranian president’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, has been appointed as the new ambassador to Kabul after the termination of his predecessor’s tenure.

Kazemi Qomi is replacing Bahador Aminian, whose tenure as the ambassador has expired after three years. The new envoy used to serve as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s special envoy for Afghanistan and has held several meetings with the Taliban who returned to power in Afghanistan in August 2021.