Iran Hosts Taliban, Afghans for Talks – By Ayesha Tanzeem (VOA News) / July 8 2021
ISLAMABAD – Afghan and Taliban representatives are speaking of progress toward peace and promising further talks after two days of dialogue in Tehran between a senior Taliban delegation and representatives of the Kabul government.
Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister, called the talks that ended Thursday “substantive,” tweeting: “As foreign forces leave Afghanistan, no impediment remains for Afghans of all political stripes to chart a peaceful & prosperous future for the next generation.”
Honored to be host of cordial & substantive dialog between senior Afghan reps.
As foreign forces leave Afghanistan, no impediment remains for Afghans of all political stripes to chart a peaceful & prosperous future for the next generation.
Iran stands with our Afghan brethren. pic.twitter.com/nABlJfdXaP
— Javad Zarif (@JZarif) July 7, 2021
In a six-point joint statement issued by Taliban spokesman Mohammad Naeem, the two sides agreed that continuing the war was dangerous for the country and all efforts must be made to find a peaceful solution.
They also condemned attacks on civilian sites like homes, schools, mosques and hospitals, as well as “strongly condemning the destruction of public facilities,” demanding perpetrators be punished.
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