Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif held talks with a Taliban delegation led by its deputy leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar on Tuesday.
Suhail Shaheen, a spokesman for Taliban’s political office in Qatar, said that the sides discussed “peaceful solution to the Afghan issue and the peace process.”
When asked for comment, Iran’s Zarif said that his country negotiates with all Afghan groups to help Afghan peace and security, Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported.
Zarif expressed Iran’s readiness to help hold intra-Afghan inclusive talks with participation of the government all influential figures in the country, according to the report.
This is not the first time that Iran hosts Taliban for talks. In September, Iran met with the militants a week after peace talks between the United States and the Taliban collapsed.
