Mohammad Reza Bahrami, director general for South Asia at Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, travelled to Kabul after a regional meeting on Afghanistan in Tehran. He held talks with Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, Iranian and Taliban officials said.
The visit followed the Taliban’s decision not to attend the meeting of special representatives of Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries and Russia, which was held in Tehran.
In a statement, the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Bahrami briefed Muttaqi in detail on the outcomes of the Tehran conference. Iran’s foreign minister had earlier said the results of the meeting would be conveyed to the Taliban.
According to the statement, Bahrami stressed that relations between Tehran and the Taliban are of great importance to the Islamic Republic.
Muttaqi described relations with Iran as positive and outlined the Taliban administration’s position on the Tehran meeting, though no further details were provided. He said Afghanistan had emerged from a difficult period, was moving rapidly towards development and should no longer be viewed as a problem.
At the conclusion of the Tehran meeting, Iran said in a statement that regional countries were ready to help strengthen stability in Afghanistan if requested by the Taliban authorities. The meeting was attended by Iran’s foreign minister and special representatives for Afghanistan from Pakistan, China, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
According to the statement, participants emphasised the need for regional convergence to address existing challenges, including issues related to Afghanistan.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said the second round of talks among special representatives of Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries and Russia is scheduled to be held in Islamabad in March 2026.
