US EditionIran hosts regional talks on Afghanistan but Kabul stays away
The meeting focused on lifting sanctions, boosting trade, and joint efforts against terrorism and smuggling, with participants planning follow-up talks in Turkmenistan and Pakistan.
- Iran convened neighbors and Russia in Tehran on Sunday to host special-envoy talks with China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and agree to deepen regional coordination.
- Participants pressed for sanctions relief and release of frozen assets to aid recovery, urging the international community to support Afghan refugees and regional economic integration.
- Security concerns led participants to pledge cooperation on counterterrorism, drug trafficking, and human smuggling, while opposing any foreign military presence in Afghanistan.
- Next steps include a ministers' meeting in Ashgabat and envoys' talks in Islamabad; participants agreed to hold foreign ministers soon in Ashgabat and welcomed Pakistan hosting envoys in March.
- The Taliban's absence came as Tehran, which doesn't formally recognize the Taliban-led government, handed Afghan diplomatic missions in Iran to its representatives while the Taliban have developed diplomatic ties in the past year.
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Iran hosts regional talks on Afghanistan but Kabul stays away
A regional meeting hosted by Iran on Afghanistan underscored calls for lifting sanctions and strengthening regional cooperation, even as Afghanistan itself did not attend.
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Afghanistan's neighbors gather in Iran to discuss regional issues, but Kabul refuses to attendSeveral countries held talks in Iran, agreeing to deepen coordination and calling for the lifting of sanctions against Kabul. Taliban-led Afghanistan refused to participate, despite an invitation.
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