A delegation of Taliban’s Qatar-based political bureau has visited Iran to discuss developments concerning the peace process in Afghanistan.

According to Iranian media outlets, the four-member delegation has held talks with a number of Iranian officials in Tehran

The trip comes days after the Taliban paid a visit to Moscow after the collapse of talks with the United States. The Afghan group earlier paid a visit to Moscow, Russia.

A senior Taliban leader in Qatar had earlier said, “The purpose of these visits is to inform leaders of these countries about the peace talks and [US] President [Donald] Trump’s decision to call off the peace process at a time when both sides had resolved all outstanding issues and were about to sign a peace agreement.”

US President Donald Trump canceled called off high-level talks with the Taliban last week, accusing the group of not delivering on their commitments.

After nine rounds of negotiations in Doha, which began in October 2018, American and Taliban officials agreed a draft accord that would have seen some 5,000 US troops withdrawn from Afghanistan in exchange for security guarantees from the Taliban.

Arezo News Website – Salimi