Iran assures Afghanistan of support for peace process

By Shadi Khan Saif</p> <p>KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) – The visiting Iranian deputy foreign minister on Saturday assured Afghan leadership in Kabul of Tehran's support for the peace process in the war-ravaged country.</p> <p>Abbas Araghchi, the Iran’s deputy foreign minister, arrived in Kabul on Saturday and met with his Afghan counterpart Edris Zaman at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul.</p> <p>Later, Araghchi and his delegation also met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the Arg (presidential palace).</p> <p>Both sides discussed the importance of government-to-government relations, the Afghan-led peace process in the ownership of the Afghans and how to better use the Chabahar port, a statement from the presidential palace said. </p> <p>It added Iran's deputy foreign minister shared details with President Ghani about recent meeting between the Iranian authorities and the Taliban, the statement added.</p> <p>Earlier this week, the Taliban confirmed their representatives has visited Tehran on issues around peace and security in Afghanistan.</p> <p>“The delegation visited Tehran to share Taliban’s views on ‘post-occupation’ scenario and establishment of peace and security in Afghanistan and the region with Iranian officials,” Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for Taliban, said in a statement on Jan. 1.</p> <p>This came as the Taliban representatives held meetings in Abdu Dhabi with the top U.S peace negotiator, Zalmay Khalilzad, last month to discuss a political settlement and ways to facilitate direct talks between the rebels and the Afghan government.</p> <p>Taliban said they also held meetings with officials from the UAE, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, but the group refused to meet a delegation from the Afghan government.

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