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Iran hits back harshly over US envoy to Kabul remarks

Iran hits back harshly over US envoy to Kabul remarks

*TEHRAN – The Iranian ambassador to Afghanistan, Muhammad Reza Bahrami hasharshly reacted to the new anti-Iran remarks made by the U.S. envoy toKabul.*

U.S. ambassador in Afghanistan, John Bass has recently said that Iran isproviding logistic support for Taliban through Revolutionary Guard Corps.

In an interview with BBC, Bass said there are strong proves that show Iranis supporting Taliban at different levels, warning that this could bringinsecurity to the eastern borders of Iran.

“What I know, is that Iran is providing logistic support for Taliban, ofcourse this is a little bit complicated, especially when Iran’sRevolutionary Guard Corps is involved in providing support for Taliban.That’s difficult for us to know why Iran is fueling the war in Afghanistan,a war that could insecure Iran’s eastern borders”, said Bass in theinterview.

However, Iranian envoy Bahrami rejected the U.S. claims and stated that thecountry should show and submit legal documents to the Afghan government andprove it.

Bahrami declared that the U.S. wants to follow its failure in Afghanistanafter losing in Iraq and Syria war.

“We announced that we have contacts with the Taliban. But there is adifference between having contact and relation. The contacts are limitedand targets are completely specified,” he said.

This comes as the Afghan Ministry of Foreign refused to comment regardingthe reaction of Iran against U.S.