Tehran: Iran on Monday “very” condemned the Taliban military attack on Holdout fighters in the Panjshir Afghan valley, because the Islamic group claimed it had controlled the area.
“The news that came from Panjshir was really worrying,” Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told reporters.
“The attack was very cursed.” Iran, the dominant Muslim Shiite power in the region, has until now refraining to hold back from criticizing the Taliban since the Sunni group seized Kabul on August 15.
Taliban on Monday claimed the victory in the Panjshir area of ​​mountains, with a fully spokesman for the Quagmatie of War “, three weeks after Islamist captured the capital.
But the Front Resistance National (NRF) – consists of anti-Taliban militias and former troops Afghan security – said his fighters were still present in the “strategic position” opposite the valley, and that they continued the struggle.
“On Panjshir’s question, I insisted on the fact that it was resolved with a dialogue in front of all the Afghanistan elders,” Khatibzadeh said.
“Taliban must be both respect their obligations in terms of international law, and their commitment, “he added, confirmed that” Iran will work to end all the suffering of Afghans who support all Afghans “.
Touching Pakistan, Khatibzadeh said Iran condemned” all foreign disorders “In Afghan business.” We want to tell our friends, D They might make a strategic mistake entering Afghanistan with different intentions, that Afghanistan is not a country that accepts enemies (or) aggressor “in his land, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry added.
Iran, who shared a 900 kilometer border with Afghanistan, did not recognize the Taliban during 1996 to 2001 in power.
Already hosted to nearly 3.5 million Afghans, and afraid of new entry, Tehran had tried to sketch relations with the Taliban because of their lightning confiscation in Kabul amid US withdrawal last month.