The Iranian ambassador and special representative for Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, said the United States is a common enemy of the countries in the region and that the US aims to destabilize Afghanistan and its neighbors. Hassan Kazemi Qomi, in an exclusive interview with TOLOnews, discussed the Daesh issue, saying that although the group holds no territory in Afghanistan, terror cells still exist there.
“The Afghan government announces that we have taken serious action in suppressing Daesh; we definitely confirm this and we are helping to improve the security conditions, no doubt about it. But will the occupiers of yesterday, who still pursue a policy of intervention, a policy of destabilization, a policy of causing disturbances from Afghan soil by terrorists whom they themselves support, ever cease their actions?,” he asked.
The Iranian ambassador and special representative for Afghanistan also acknowledged the presence of the opposition to the Islamic Emirate in Iran but pledged that Iran’s policy poses no threat to Afghanistan’s sovereignty.
“Iran has been and will continue to be in contact with all Afghan groups, I state this clearly and explicitly. If Afghanistan is for all Afghans, then Iran’s hospitality is for the guests who come. Inshaullah, conditions here will improve and everyone will return. Every ethnic group, race, and religion from Afghanistan, for whatever reason they have come to Iran, do they reside in Iran? Yes, they do reside. But the question is, which group from Iran poses a threat to the security of Afghanistan? There is none, and there will not be. This is the firm policy of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” said Hassan Kazemi Qomi.
In part of his remarks, he said that last year, more than two billion cubic meters of water were lost as part of Iran’s water rights but expressed satisfaction over the flow of more than 100 million cubic meters of water to his country this year.
“In the two instances when water was released, it can be said that around one hundred million cubic meters of water entered Iran under the water rights that exist. Last year, there were some issues at the Kamal Khan dam. The government took two or three measures to repair the Kamal Khan dam, and the problems that existed with the gates of this dam were resolved,” Qomi said.
This Iranian official further added that Iran hosts over 6 million Afghan refugees and has taken steps to issue visas to applicants to prevent chaos at its borders.—Tolonews
