
BREITBART | Published January 27, 2025
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi traveled to Kabul on Sunday to meet with the leadership of the Taliban terrorists controlling Afghanistan, his first official visit to the country and the first by an Iranian foreign ministry to post-2021 Afghanistan.
Araghchi reportedly discussed Iranian-Afghan border issues such as shared access to the water of the Helmand River, illegal Afghan migration into Iran, and bilateral trade. Both rogue governments depicted the visit as friendly and positive, an improvement in relations from the first several years of Taliban rule in which the two countries fought fiercely, sometimes with deadly consequences, over water access.
The timing of the visit is notable as the Taliban – while being widely accepted as the de facto, if not legitimate, government of Afghanistan – is facing renewed condemnation of its atrocious human rights record. International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Karim Khan requested arrest warrants for Taliban “supreme leader” Haibatullah Akhundzada and his top judge, Abdul Hakim Haqqani, last week on charges of crimes against humanity for their harrowing abuses against women and girls.
The Taliban’s Bakhtar News propaganda outlet reported that Araghchi used his visit to meet with top Taliban diplomatic officials, including Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund and the acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. Foreign Ministry official Zakir Jalali was quoted in Taliban coverage as celebrating “the strong ties between Afghanistan and Iran” following the meeting.
Araghchi’s visit, Bakhtar claimed, was “seen as a significant opportunity for discussions on mutual interests and bilateral issues, involving both foreign ministers and senior officials from the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.” It noted that “economic cooperation” featured prominently in discussions.
Afghanistan’s Tolo News reported that Araghchi emphasized Iranian concerns about its national security in light of the enduring crisis of terrified Afghans fleeing the Taliban by crossing illegally into Iran. Araghchi described Iran as “dependent” on Afghanistan’s security and stability for its own given the geographic proximity to the country.
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ARAB NEWS | Published January 27, 2025
GHAZNI: Some 200 Taliban supporters rallied in central Afghanistan on Sunday against the International Criminal Court chief prosecutor’s request for arrest warrants for two Taliban leaders.
The rally followed the announcement by the ICC on Thursday that chief prosecutor Karim Khan was seeking arrest warrants for Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and Chief Justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani over the persecution of women.
The Taliban government has imposed a raft of restrictions on women and girls, which the United Nations has described as “gender apartheid,” since sweeping back to power in 2021
Demonstrators in Ghazni city condemned Khan’s move, chanting slogans that included “Death to America” and “long live the Islamic Emirate” — the Taliban authorities’ name for their government.
“We have gathered here to show the West that their decision is cruel and rejected by Afghans,” said Ghazni resident Noorulhaq Omar.
“It will never be accepted because the Afghan nation will sacrifice their life for their emir,” he said, referring to Akhundzada.
Hamidullah Nisar, Ghazni province’s head of the information and culture department, joined residents at the rally.
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SOURCE: www.arabnews.com
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