Taliban Urges Iranian Authorities To Prosecute Suspect In Rezai Killing

In response to the brutal killing of Kubra Rezai, a 26-year-old Afghan woman in Tehran, the Taliban’s embassy in Iran has condemned the incident and called it a “tragic event.”

The embassy confirmed it had raised the matter with the Iranian Foreign Ministry and urged the country's judicial authorities to pursue the case seriously.

In a statement, the Taliban embassy stressed that “the perpetrator of this unforgivable crime must be brought to justice, regardless of nationality or affiliation.”

The embassy also reaffirmed its commitment to defending the rights of all Afghan migrants in Iran, particularly Rezai’s family.

Rezai’s mutilated body was discovered last week in Tehran, sparking widespread outrage among human rights advocates and migrant rights activists. Several activists had criticised the Taliban’s initial silence regarding her mysterious death.

Amid the growing backlash, Taliban Deputy Prime Minister for Migration Affairs, Mullah Abdul Kabir, claimed that mistreatment of Afghan migrants abroad had significantly declined. Speaking on 12 June during a meeting with Bakht Jamal, an official at the Torkham border, Kabir said such abuses had dropped but did not name any specific countries.

Rezai, an Afghan migrant in Iran, disappeared nearly two months ago. Her dismembered body was recently discovered at the home of an Iranian man in Pakdasht, a suburb of Tehran.

Reports say the alleged killer dismembered her body and used acid to destroy it. Local sources added that parts of her remains were found among rubbish.

Iran’s judiciary has yet to release official details about the case, and journalists have reported pressure from security institutions to restrict reporting on the incident.