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Iran, Afghanistan Concern Joint Threats as Zarif Visits Kabul
Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says Afghanistan and his country are suffering from extremist movements due to interference of aliens.
Zarif arrived in Kabul on Sunday at the official invitation of his Afghan counterpart to meet with top Afghan officials including President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah.
Addressing a press conference in Kabul following a meeting with his Afghan counterpart Zarif said,” Iran and Afghanistan are situated in a dangerous region which suffers from extremist movements due to interference of aliens.”
On international relations, Iranian top diplomat appreciated Afghanistan’s support of Iran in international communities and promised that Iran will support Afghanistan in all fields as well.
In addition, he stressed on the expansion of economical and political relations between Kabul and Tehran.
“We can cooperate in various aspects including economic, political, human trafficking, drug trafficking and to target the financial sources of extremists,” Zarif added.
He also voiced his country’s readiness to launch cooperation in economic, transit, transport and infrastructure sectors.
At the same time, Afghan acting-foreign minister Salahuddin Rabbani stressed the necessity for all countries around the world to cooperate in the international campaign against terrorism.
“All countries should jointly and coordinately fight against terrorism, Rabbani said, adding, “the Muslim countries have suffered the most from violent extremism.”
The visit comes at a time when the U.S. general increasingly accusing Iran and Russia for supporting the Taliban against the Kabul government, a claim always rejected by the two countries and is being called as baseless accusations.
Reported by: Qiam Noori & Edited by Hesamuddin Hesam
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According to officials, seven of those were members of the same family, and they were killed in Kajaki district last night.
“Most of the people moved from vulnerable areas to high lands and mountains, and thanks Allah the number of casualties is low,” Sher Mohammad Vahdat, the head of information of the Directorate of Information and Culture in Helmand, said adding rescue teams and security forces have been dispatched to help people.
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During the meeting, Otunbayeva thanked India for “its critical humanitarian support and longstanding friendship for the Afghan people” and discussed the importance of regional and international cooperation to address prevailing challenges in Afghanistan, UNAMA said on X.
Jaishankar also said on X that the sides exchanged views on the current situation in Afghanistan.
“Underlined that India has provided wheat, medicines, pesticides and school supplies. Appreciate the role of UN agencies as partners in these endeavors,” he said.
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