Will Soon Establish Official Relations With Some Countries, Claims Taliban Official

Abdul Kabir, Taliban’s Deputy Prime Minster for Political Affairs stated that the group will soon establish official diplomatic relations with several countries.

During a meeting with Taliban diplomats in Tehran, Abdul Kabir claimed that the group now has a "suitable position" politically in the region and the world.

This Taliban official, who has traveled to Tehran to attend the inauguration ceremony of Iran's new president, met Taliban diplomats at the Afghan embassy in Tehran late on Monday, July 29.

Abdul Kabir mentioned that in the near future, the group's official political relations with some countries will begin, but he did not specify any particular country.

Recently, Saudi Arabia reopened its embassy in Kabul after more than a year.

Fazl Mohammad Haqqani, the Taliban's ambassador in Tehran, also said that Taliban diplomats have good relations with officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran and are working to expand relations with Iran in line with Taliban policies.

The Deputy Prime Minister of the Taliban has traveled to Tehran to attend the inauguration ceremony of Masoud Pezeshkian, the President of Iran. Concurrently with his visit to Tehran, Iran handed over Afghanistan's consulate in Mashhad to the Taliban.

The Taliban have appointed Feiz Ul Rahman Ataei as the Consul General in Mashhad.