Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned the Taliban government's charge d'affaires in Tehran, presenting him with its "strongest official protest" against a series of anti-Iran rallies in Afghanistan.

The Taliban official was informed on April 12 that Iranian consulate offices will remain closed and all operations will be halted until further notice and until Tehran receives assurances from the Taliban of the "full security" of Iranian representative offices. Iranian officials also demanded legal action against the Afghan protesters involved in the attack.

Iran's move came one day after rock-throwing Afghan protesters attacked the Iranian consulate in the western city of Herat. At a similar rally, protesters set ablaze the entrance of the Iranian Embassy in Kabul, while a relatively peaceful protest was staged in the eastern Khost province.

The protesters were enraged by the mistreatment of Afghan immigrants in Iran, particularly after a video went viral last week purportedly showing an Afghan man being severely beaten up by Iranian security forces and other individuals. The incident prompted the Taliban's condemnation, with the group calling on the Iranian ambassador in Kabul to convey the "concerns" of the Afghan people and authorities regarding violence against Afghan nationals in Iran.