Iran has held talks with the Afghan Taliban, according to one of the country's top security officials, AFP reported Wednesday (December 26th).
"The Afghan government has been informed of the communications and talks carried out with the Taliban, and this process will continue," said Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, the Tasnim news agency reported.
No details on where the talks took place were given by the news agency, which is considered close to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Shamkhani informed the Afghan authorities about the discussions during a visit to Kabul on Wednesday, according to Tasnim and other agencies.
The announcement follows reconciliation talks last week between the US and Taliban officials in the UAE. The Taliban said they also held meetings with officials from the UAE, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, but refused to meet a delegation from Afghanistan.
Abas Aslani, a reporter for Tasnim, said it was the first time talks had been confirmed between Iran and the Taliban.
