Taliban reassures Ahmad Masoud about his return to Afghanistan
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The Taliban government's Foreign Minister meets the Afghan opposition leader in Tehran and reassures him he can return freely and safely to Afghanistan.
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This is Muttaqi's first visit of its kind to Iran since the Taliban came to power, following the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The Foreign Minister of the Taliban government, Amir Khan Muttaqi, announced Tuesday that he met in Tehran with Ahmad Masoud, leader of the National Resistance Front opposition movement, and Ismail Khan, a former Afghan Minister.
In a statement reported by the Afghan state television, Muttaqi said that anyone can come to Afghanistan and live without fears.
The statement comes at a time when Muttaqi led a delegation from the Taliban movement to Iran on Saturday and Sunday in his first visit to Tehran.
Muttaqi confirmed that he met with Ismail Khan and Ahmad Masoud and "assured all of them that they can come back to live freely and safely in Afghanistan."
"We [the Taliban] don’t intend to cause any security or other problems for anyone,” he added.
The Taliban government's Foreign Minister visited Tehran to discuss the matter of Afghan refugees and the growing economic crisis in Afghanistan.
د بهرنیو چارو د وزیر محترم مولوي امیرخان متقي په مشرۍ لوړ پوړی پلاوی د ایران په بلنه یاد هیواد ته ورسېد او تود هرکلی یې وشو.
— مولوي امیر خان متقي (@AKMuttaqi) January 9, 2022
په دې سفر کي به د افغانستان او ایران ترمنځ پر سیاسي، اقتصادي، ټرانزیټي او د مهاجرینو اړوند مسایلو خبري کیږي. pic.twitter.com/7PgxnLDsMg
This is Muttaqi's first visit of its kind to Iran since the Taliban came to power, following the US hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan last August.
Earlier, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Taliban Movement, Abdul Ghani Baradar, urged the countries of the world to provide support to the Afghan people away from any political bias, at a time when Afghanistan is facing a humanitarian crisis.
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