After Herat Attack, Iran Proposes Cooperation with Taliban in Counter-Terrorism

In this video, one person speaks in Urdu about religious matters, while another person translates it into Pashto.

AGT stated that this video is from the "Hazrat Ibrahim Khalilullah High School," and the preacher is educating the directors and teachers of this school.

AGT claimed that most of these preachers are members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, an extremist anti-Shia and anti-India group recognised as a terrorist organisation by several countries.

It wrote that Pakistani preachers deliver religious lectures in Urdu to teachers and directors, which are then translated into Pashto or Persian by Afghan translators.

Saleh wrote on the X social media platform that the relationship between the Taliban and Lashkar-e-Taiba is strong and deep, and members of the group roam freely in Kabul.

He stated, "An unidentified armed individual opened fire on worshippers with an AK-47."

Local witnesses informed Afghanistan International that the incident occurred in a mosque in Mohammadi town.

Witnesses described the assailants as "armed men on motorcycles”. They reported that several people, including women and children, were injured in this incident.

So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Mohammadi town in the Guzara district is primarily inhabited by Hazaras, an ethnic and religious group that has been targeted multiple times by ISIS attacks.

According to the ministry, these migrants entered Afghanistan on April 26 and 27 through the Islam Qala border crossing.

On Monday, in a note on the X social media platform, this Taliban ministry wrote that among the expelled migrants, 48 children without any guardian were also included who have been referred to the International Organisation for Migration for assistance in providing food and non-food aid as well as identifying their families.

The Taliban stated that 74 families have been provided with 10,000 Afghanis as assistance. According to the statement, health services have also been provided to an additional 487 individuals.

According to this report, the Taliban's efforts and lobbying to lift these sanctions continue.

In this report, Abdul Hakim Sharei, the Minister of Justice of the Taliban; Abdul Hakim Haqqani, the Chief Justice of the group's Supreme Court, and Habibullah Akhundzada, the Taliban’s Minister of Education, are mentioned as individuals who have been included in the list of those under human rights sanctions by the European Union.

These individuals have been involved in widespread human rights violations in Afghanistan over the past two and a half years at least.

In an interview with TOLOnews, Qomi stated that Iran will support the will of the Afghan people.

He also mentioned that the appointment of a new United Nations representative, with clearly defined powers, should be welcomed, if it helps Afghanistan's situation.

Qomi highlighted that developments in Afghanistan have a significant impact on the national security interests of neighbouring countries, adding, "To solve the problems in Afghanistan and address concerns about terrorism, a regional consensus and joint cooperation between countries is needed."

Like other countries, the Islamic Republic of Iran does not recognise the Taliban as the legitimate government, but it maintains diplomatic and economic relations with the group and has handed over the Afghan embassy in Tehran to the Taliban.