Iran in Talks With Taliban as U.S. Plans to Limit Role
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Iran is holding talks with the Taliban to help address Afghanistan’s security challenges, said a representative to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, asserting a role in the country’s future just as the U.S. weighs cutting back its involvement.
"All interactions and talks with the Taliban were done with the knowledge of the Afghan government and this process is ongoing," said Ali Shamkhani, the chairman of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, according to state-run Tasnim news agency.