Taliban minister meets son of ‘Lion of Panjshir’ in Iran
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Ahmad Massoud held talks in Iran with the Taliban's foreign minister, according to Afghan state media WAKIL KOHSAR AFP/File
Taliban minister meets son of ‘Lion of Panjshir’ in Iran
AFP-Jan 10th 2022
Kabul (AFP) – The Taliban’s foreign minister said Monday he held talks in Iran on the weekend with Ahmad Massoud, son of the late legendary Afghan resistance leader Ahmad Shah Massoud, and guaranteed his security if he returned home.
Massoud’s Panjshir Valley forces provided the last resistance in September to the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, weeks after government troops capitulated.
In a video posted Monday by state media on Twitter, Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi said he also met Ismail Khan, a Herat province warlord who surrendered to the Taliban and left the country.
The Taliban had announced Muttaqi’s departure to Tehran for talks with Iranian officials but made no mention of any plans to meet exiled leaders.
“We met commander Ismail Khan and Ahmad Massoud, and other Afghans in Iran, and assured them that anyone can come to Afghanistan and live without any concerns,” Muttaqi said in the video.
“It’s home to all, and we do not create insecurity or other problems for anyone. Everyone can come freely and live.”
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