Iran, Afghanistan urge need for continued fight against terrorism

Iran’s foreign minister and head of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation have discussed the ongoing developments in the war-hit country, stressing the necessity to continue the anti-terror fight.

According to Press TV, on Sunday, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian called Afghanistan’s Abdullah Abdullah via phone, discussing with him the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan

During the conversation, both sides stressed the need to fight the ominous phenomenon of terrorism and help establish a broad-based government representing all ethnic and political groups in Afghanistan.

The Afghan official congratulated Iran’s foreign minister on his appointment to the post and thanked the Islamic Republic’s principled positions in defense of the Afghan people.

Abdullah Abdullah also called for Iran’s humanitarian aid for his country.

The two sides stressed that it is only for the Afghan people to make final decisions on the fate of their country.

The Taliban are poised to run Afghanistan again 20 years after they were removed from power by American invading forces. The Taliban intensified offensives and rapidly overran major cities in recent weeks as the United States started withdrawal of its forces from Afghanistan.

The Taliban took control of Afghanistan on August 15, forcing the Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to flee the country. The takeover also prompted evacuation of thousands of Afghan and foreign civilians via the Kabul airport, while foreign troops also used the airfield to pull out. 

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