Taliban, Iranian Health Ministers Hold Talks In Tehran

The Iranian Embassy in Kabul has announced that Noor Jalal Jalali, the Taliban’s Minister of Public Health, met with Iranian Health Minister Mohammad Reza Zafarghandi in Tehran to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation in the health sector.

According to the embassy’s statement, the meeting aimed to strengthen collaboration between the two countries, particularly in healthcare services and the supply of medical equipment and pharmaceuticals.

Jalali arrived in Tehran on Monday and attended the Iran Health 2025 exhibition on Tuesday. During his visit, he also held talks with Saeed Reza Shahmoradi, Director General of the Department of Medical Equipment at Iran’s Food and Drug Administration.

Iranian media reported that Jalali was introduced to Iran’s latest developments and capabilities in medical technology and equipment manufacturing during the visit.

The meeting comes as Iran continues to expand its pharmaceutical exports to Afghanistan. Iranian officials have stated that the country currently supplies approximately 70 percent of Afghanistan’s medicine needs.