Iranian foreign minister meets Afghan president

The meeting follows the hosting of a Taliban delegation by Iran earlier this year. Iran is critical of the US military presence in Afghanistan, and the Biden administration has not committed to the May deadline to remove American troops from the country.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during a press conference at the International Conference on the Legal-International Claims of the Holy Defense in the capital Tehran on Feb. 23, 2021.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during a press conference at the International Conference on the Legal-International Claims of the Holy Defense in the capital, Tehran, on Feb. 23, 2021. - ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday.

The top Iranian diplomat met the Afghan president at a conference in Tajikistan. The two expressed a desire to improve bilateral relations and also discussed the peace process in Afghanistan. They spoke about efforts to combat human trafficking from Iran into Afghanistan and the legal status of Afghans in Iran, the Iranian state Fars News Agency reported on Wednesday.

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