Anti-Taliban Political Group Asks Tehran To Reconsider Handing Over Afghan Embassy
The National Resistance Council for Salvation of Afghanistan has called the handover of the Afghan embassy in Iran to Taliban in conflict with the national interests of Afghanistan. The Council urged Tehran to reconsider its decisions about the handover of the Afghan embassy.
The council also stressed that it expects Tehran to support the operations of the embassy with the previous government’s structure and diplomats.
The National Resistance Council for Salvation of Afghanistan added, "Handing over of the Afghan embassy in Tehran to the representative of a group that reigns Afghanistan without any legitimacy is against diplomatic norms.”
The Council also asked other countries where Afghan political representatives are active to refrain from accepting Taliban representatives and respect the demands of the Afghan people.
Earlier, sources told Afghanistan International that Iran has decided to hand over the Afghan embassy in Tehran to the Taliban next Saturday.
According to the sources, 15 diplomats have decided not to work with the Taliban and the Islamic Republic has closed the embassy and prohibited these diplomats from entering the embassy’s premises.
Meanwhile, Zakir Jalali, a Taliban foreign ministry official has confirmed that the Afghan embassy in Tehran will be handed over to the group.
