Iran says Pashtun-only government will not work -Taliban must share power with minorities

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<strong>Iran has once again called for formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan, stressing that the country should be free of terrorism and drugs and where the Afghan people themselves can decide their future.</strong></p>
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Addressing a virtual meeting on the 'Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan' chaired by UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that the current situation in Afghanistan should be addressed on both political and humanitarian levels.<br />
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"At the political level, we must send a single message to Afghanistan that a secure, stable and developed Afghanistan can only be created through the formation of an inclusive national government composed of all parties," said Abdollahian.<br />
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He also expounded on Tehran’s vision on the humanitarian level.<br />
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"We believe that in the humanitarian dimension, the people, women and children in Afghanistan in recent years and in recent weeks have been facing a deplorable situation and today the international community is obliged and should send urgent humanitarian aid to Afghanistan," the minister added.<br />
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Abdollahian said that the key reason for the current instability, insecurity and dire situation in Afghanistan is the "policies of trial and error" of the US.<br />
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He stressed that the US created tragedies during the years of occupation of Afghanistan and created a disaster with the way they left the country and the world witnessed those disastrous scenes at Kabul airport in recent days.<br />
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While announcing Iran’s readiness to facilitate the dispatch of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan by various countries, Abdollahian said that the country has kept all its borders open to help prevent a new refugee influx from Afghanistan.<br />
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This, he said, was aimed at keeping local businesses, common markets and cross-border trade open while sending humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan.<br />
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Criticizing the international community for failing to fulfill its obligations to address the situation of Afghan refugees,  the Iranian foreign minister emphasized Tehran's relationship with all parties in Afghanistan.<br />
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"We pursue a policy that seeks the formation of an inclusive Afghan government and also want an Afghanistan free of terrorism and drugs where the Afghan people themselves can decide their future," he concluded.<br />
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