Brookings Institution reported, citing sources in Kabul and Kandahar, that the Taliban have permitted Iran to continue recruiting fighters for the Fatemiyoun brigade in Afghanistan for their "Resistance Axis" operations in the Middle East.

This American think thank wrote that Tehran has access to Hibatullah Akhundzada, leader of the Taliban.

In an article written by Vanda Felbab-Brown, an expert at the Brookings Institution, it has been stated that “surprisingly, Iran has developed the deepest access to the Taliban’s reclusive Hibatullah and his inner circle”.

It added that following Jaish al-Adl’s bombing in Iranian territory, the Iranian government did not retaliate against targets in Afghanistan, but instead attacked Pakistani soil.

Brookings wrote that despite the disputes over the water and border clashes between Iran and Taliban, Iran has maintained its deep access to the Taliban leader.