The Green Trend, led by Amrullah Saleh, has issued a sharp rebuttal to Iranian diplomat Seyed Rasoul Mousavi, calling his comparison of anti-Taliban groups to anti-Iran opposition an “obvious insult” . Mousavi had suggested that opponents of both regimes rely on the US to gain power .
In its statement, Green Trend argued that the Taliban seized power through a “secret deal with the US” and oppress women, unlike the situation in Iran. They criticized Tehran’s cozy relationship with the Taliban while alienating the Afghan people, advising Iranian officials to seek better sources of information .