Mohammadreza Bahrami, Director-General for South Asia at Iran's Foreign Ministry, has announced that Tehran is prepared to mediate to de-escalate recent tensions between the Taliban government and Pakistan. He emphasized that increased tension between the two neighbors could directly impact Iran and regional stability.
Speaking to the media in Moscow on Monday, October 5, Mr. Bahrami said that Iran has informed both the Taliban and Pakistan of its readiness to help improve relations and reduce tensions. He added that Iran would leverage its good relations with both countries to advance this goal.
This mediation offer comes as relations between Kabul and Islamabad have severely deteriorated over security issues, particularly the activities of terrorist groups in the border regions. Pakistan accuses the Taliban of not taking sufficient action against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), while the Taliban deny these allegations.
Meanwhile, Zamir Kabulov, Russia's Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan, revealed that the eighth "Moscow Format" meeting ended without a joint statement due to deep disagreements between the Taliban and Pakistani representatives. According to him, the two sides could not agree on the section of the statement related to terrorism.
Kabulov explained that the Taliban delegation believed this year's draft statement placed excessive emphasis on Afghanistan's connection to terrorism, which was unacceptable to them. This difference of opinion prevented a consensus at the important regional meeting in Moscow.
Iran's offer to mediate reflects the concern of regional countries about the consequences of instability in Afghanistan and its impact on neighboring countries' security. Tehran has previously sought to play a mediating role in various regional issues.
Source: Media in Moscow
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