The Taliban’s Foreign Ministry held a high-level meeting on Thursday to assess the regional implications of the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel, with a particular focus on potential effects on Afghanistan.
Deputy Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zia Ahmad Takal said the discussions centred on both the immediate and long-term consequences of the war, including its economic impact on the region.
The meeting, organised by the Strategic Studies Centre of the Taliban’s Foreign Ministry, was attended by several senior officials. According to Takal, the group evaluated various scenarios stemming from the conflict and how they might influence Afghanistan’s security, economy and diplomatic positioning.
Separately, credible sources told Afghanistan International that the Taliban’s intelligence agency convened a confidential meeting to analyse the possible collapse of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Intelligence officials reportedly view the emergence of a democratic government in Iran as a potential threat to the Taliban’s ideological and strategic interests.
