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Iran warns against re-establishing foreign military bases in Afghanistan
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has warned that any re-establishment of foreign military bases in Afghanistan would violate the country’s sovereignty and pose a serious threat to regional peace and security.
Speaking Thursday at a quadrilateral regional meeting on Afghanistan on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly in New York, Araqchi criticized U.S. military intervention, saying that two decades of American presence in Afghanistan have brought nothing but suffering and insecurity. He added that the occupation left countless victims, while fueling terrorism, drug trafficking, corruption, poverty, and displacement.
Araqchi also noted that, despite some progress against Daesh, the continued presence of other extremist and terrorist groups in Afghanistan remains a serious concern for Afghanistan’s neighbors and the broader region. He urged the Islamic Emirate authorities to take “transparent, verifiable, and decisive” measures against all terrorist threats, emphasizing that counterterrorism efforts must be comprehensive, non-discriminatory, and in line with international law.
Highlighting Iran’s humanitarian role, the minister said that the country has borne a heavy burden hosting millions of Afghan nationals, often with limited international support, costing billions of dollars amid severe unilateral sanctions. He called on the international community to ensure that the Afghan humanitarian crisis does not fall disproportionately on a few neighboring countries.
Araqchi stressed that any foreign political or military intervention, attempts to return those responsible for the crisis, or exploitation of Afghanistan’s challenges for geopolitical purposes is unacceptable and must be opposed.
The remarks come after U.S. President Donald Trump stated that Washington is seeking to reclaim Bagram Airfield, warning of serious consequences if prevented. The IEA, however, has reiterated that it will not compromise Afghanistan’s territorial integrity.
Local officials in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province have called on traders to help prevent drug trafficking and invest their capital in legal and productive sectors.
Jamaluddin Haqjo, deputy governor of Badakhshan, made the remarks during the opening of the first branch of the Bank-e-Millie Afghan in Fayzabad, the provincial capital.
Haqjo said thousands of people across Afghanistan are currently addicted to drugs and urged traders not to invest in drug trafficking.
Meanwhile, other local officials attending the ceremony called on people to contribute to the country’s economic development rather than oppose the government.
They said expanding economic activities could help reduce poverty and other challenges affecting thousands of families.
Officials also urged banks and traders to conduct their activities in accordance with Islamic principles.
The newly opened Bank-e-Millie Afghan branch is expected to provide banking services to residents of Badakhshan. Bank officials said government employees receiving their salaries through the bank would also be eligible for loan services in accordance with the bank’s policies.
Residents welcomed the opening of the branch, saying it would make banking services more accessible. They also called for banks to establish branches in remote districts of Badakhshan.
Officials urged traders and government institutions to support the bank by investing and using its services.
Seven Afghan migrants have been killed after a vehicle carrying Afghan migrants collided with a fuel-carrying vehicle in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province.
According to the human rights organization HalVash, the accident occurred on Friday in the Sarbaz area of Sistan and Baluchestan.
Siyavash Mohbi, the head of Iran’s traffic police in Sistan and Baluchestan, said the Afghan nationals had entered Iran illegally.
He added that nine other people were injured in the incident.
Mohbi attributed the accident to the negligence of the driver of the vehicle carrying the migrants.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has announced that its Contact Group on Afghanistan will meet on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
OIC Secretary-General Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed is leading a high-level delegation from the organization’s General Secretariat to participate in the UN General Assembly’s High-Level Week and hold bilateral meetings with heads of delegations from member states as well as senior UN and international officials.
The OIC will also convene its Annual Coordination Meeting of Member States’ Foreign Ministers at UN Headquarters.
According to the organization, several ministerial contact groups and specialized committees will meet on the sidelines of the General Assembly. These include groups focusing on Palestine, Muslim communities and minorities, regional issues in Europe, Jammu and Kashmir, Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, and Afghanistan.
The OIC did not provide a specific date for the Afghanistan Contact Group meeting.
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