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Iranian and Pakistani officials to discuss Afghanistan in Islamabad
Iran’s embassy in Kabul says a high-ranking Iranian delegation headed by Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran’s Ambassador and Special Representative to Afghanistan, is scheduled to arrive in Islamabad on Sunday.
The embassy said that the Iranian delegation will meet Asif Ali Durrani, Pakistan’s special representative in Kabul, and Jalil Abbas Jilani, the acting foreign minister of that country.
Earlier, the special representatives of Pakistan and Iran in Afghanistan and other senior officials of those countries, including Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian, discussed the situation in Afghanistan.
Referring to the influential role of Tehran and Islamabad in the developments of the region and Afghanistan, the two sides have expressed hope that these talks can contribute to peace and stability in the region, especially in Afghanistan.
Both Islamabad and Tehran are worried about the use of Afghan soil against their countries.
Pakistan has always accused the Islamic Emirate of harboring groups such as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
However, the Islamic Emirate has repeatedly denied this claim.
Qomi had also discussed the situation in Afghanistan with the Chinese ambassador in Kabul before traveling to Islamabad.
Earlier, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi had also said that the meeting of special regional representatives on Afghanistan affairs will be held in Kabul.
Panjshir’s Parande hydropower dam has been fully completed and is now approaching the operational phase, officials announced on Saturday.
The spokesperson for the governor of Panjshir, Saifuddin Laton, said that for the first time, the province will benefit from electricity generated from its own water resources.
Laton added that the project was designed and implemented by Ukrainian electrical engineers in collaboration with the company Inter Global Middle East, at a cost of $7.6 million.
The dam is expected to have a generation capacity of four megawatts.
Noorullah Noori, the Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, has called Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif a “mentally ill” person for threatening Afghanistan with attacks.
Speaking at a gathering, Noori asked Khawaja Asif to study history before making a decision.
He said: “Your history against Bangladesh and India is clear. Our history against Russia, America and Britain is clear. You judge.”
Pakistani officials have consistently claimed that attacks in the country are organized by militants in Afghanistan, a claim that the Islamic Emirate denies.
Pakistan carried out attacks in Kabul and Paktika about a month ago, which led to deadly clashes between the two sides.
The two sides have held three rounds of talks, but the talks have been inconclusive.
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