Iran’s embassy in Kabul announced that a delegation of the Taliban left Kabul for Tehran to participate in the 37th Islamic Unity Conference.

This conference takes place in Tehran every year on the occasion of Prophet Mohammad's birthday.

According to Iranian media, the meeting will be held on Sunday, October 1.

The official website of the Islamic Unity Conference stated that the conference theme will be to “reach common values”.

The Islamic Unity Conference was held in 1987 for the first time by the order of Ruhollah Khomeini, former supreme leader of Iran.