Iran's foreign minister meets the Taliban in the first visit to Kabul in 8 years Top Taliban officials met Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday to discuss tensions along their shared border, the treatment of Afghan refugees in Iran and water rights.
Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi said Iran was committed to the return of some 3.5 million Afghan refugees and had no intention of interfering in its neighbor’s domestic politics, according to a statement from the Afghan government’s deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat.
Acting Prime Minister Hassan Akhund asked Iran to treat Afghan refugees with respect and said it was not feasible to manage a large-scale repatriation within a short period.
It was Iran's foreign minister first visit to the Afghan capital since 2017.
Earlier Sunday, Iran’s official IRNA news agency quoted Aragchi as saying he hoped for more economic ties and improved relations with Afghanistan, citing some “ups and downs.”.
