Iran will host Afghanistan’s neighbors for a convention on Wednesday.
The international ministers of Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan will attend the assembly within the capital Tehran. China’s international minister will attend nearly. Iran additionally invited Russia to take part within the convention, regardless of the nation not having a border with Afghanistan, and the Russians will likewise attend nearly. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will ship the opening remarks, the official Islamic Republic Information Company reported.
The convention will give attention to forming an “inclusive government” within the nation that “ought to mirror the demographic and ethnic composition of Afghanistan,” Iranian International Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh mentioned right this moment.
Khatibzadeh’s remarks check with the ethnic, non secular and linguistic variety in Afghanistan. The Islamic Republic helps the Fatemiyoun Brigade, which consists of refugees from Afghanistan’s minority Hazara Shiite community and fights in Syria. The Iranian management is concerned that Hazaras in addition to Tajiks, who share the usage of the Persian language with Iranians, aren’t effectively represented within the ethnic Pashtun-dominated Taliban authorities.
Iranian foreign policy locations appreciable significance on Afghanistan. Iran had relations with each the earlier US-backed Afghan authorities and the Taliban in the course of the struggle, although Iran’s Shiite Islamist management has historically had a troublesome relationship with the radical Sunni Islamist Taliban.
Following the Taliban takeover of the nation in August amid the US army withdrawal, Iran saved its embassy in Kabul open and resumed flights to Afghanistan in September.
Iran has additionally just lately stepped up engagement with Pakistan, which is closely concerned in Afghan affairs.
Regardless of the ties, Iran doesn’t have appreciable affect over the Taliban. Iranian International Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian informed reporters right this moment that Iran has “safety contacts and consultations” with the Taliban authorities, referring to it as “the caretaker or short-term governing physique in Afghanistan.” The diplomat additionally mentioned Iran will continue dialogue with numerous actors in Afghanistan.
The Iranian population is divided on Afghanistan. Some conservatives need good relations with the Taliban, whereas many Reformists and Afghan refugees need Iran to help resistance fighters.
China’s participation within the convention can also be noteworthy. Chinese language International Minister Wang Yi is presently in Qatar for talks with the Taliban.
