Taliban Asks Tehran To Accept More Diplomats of Group At Afghan Embassy

The Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the fourth meeting of the "Consular Affairs Commission" of the group and Iran has been held in Tehran.

According to the Taliban’s statement, Fazl Mohammad Haqqani, the group’s head of the Taliban embassy in Iran, discussed the need to increase the number of diplomats in the country with his Iranian counterparts.

Haqqani also discussed "preventing the kidnapping and smuggling of Afghans, the problems of Afghan immigrants and students, and the process of transferring prisoners to Afghanistan” during the meeting.

The Taliban stated that the two sides decided to establish a bilateral committee to address these issues and make necessary arrangements.

Iran still does not recognise the Taliban government in Afghanistan. However, it was one of the first countries that handed over the Afghan embassy to the group.

Tehran has established close diplomatic and commercial relations with the Taliban for more than two years since the group has taken over Afghanistan in 2021.