Iran to Taliban FM: Terrorism ‘common enemy’ of regional countries
The Iranian foreign minister has condemned a recent deadly terrorist attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul, saying terrorism is a “common enemy” of the countries in the region.
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remark in a phone conversation with the Taliban-run Afghan government’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mottaqi on Thursday, a day after a huge explosion in front of the foreign ministry compound in Kabul killed and injured a number of the ministry’s employees.
“Yesterday's terrorist attack in front of the entrance to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan is very regrettable and we strongly condemn it. We also offer our condolences to the families of the martyrs of this incident and pray to God for a speedy recovery for the injured,” Amir-Abdollahian said.
“Terrorism is the common enemy of the countries of the region and they, in line with the goals and desires of global arrogance and by killing innocent people, aim to make the colonialist countries dominate the regional countries,” he said.
The top Iranian diplomat said what happened in Kabul on Wednesday and what took place in Shah Cheragh shrine in Iran's southern city of Shiraz in October 2022 have the “same origin” and a “unified approach” is required to counter such terrorist activities.
Mottaqi, for his part, appreciated Amir-Abdullahian's call and underscored the necessity of a decisive fight against terrorism in cooperation with neighboring countries.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attack in Kabul but observers say it could be the handiwork of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.
Daesh on December 13 claimed an attack on a Kabul hotel frequented by Chinese nationals. A group of armed men opened fire, seriously wounding five Chinese nationals.
The Taliban has largely failed to bring security since taking over as deadly explosions targeting civilians remain a recurrent theme of daily life in the country. Daesh has claimed responsibility for most of these attacks. Since the Taliban took control in August 2021, their non-recognition by the international community, along with the sanctions imposed on the central bank and the freezing of Afghan assets by the US and its allies, has driven the country's economy to the brink of collapse.
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