The Kabul Tribune (KT) — The Taliban-run Ministry of Borders, Tribal and Ethnic Affairs said the process of reaffirming the boundary and renewing border markers between Afghanistan and Iran will begin in the near future.
According to a statement from the ministry, a joint meeting
was held Wednesday at the Islam Qala border commissariat in Herat between an
Afghan delegation led by Noorulrahman Nasrat, director general of operations at
the Taliban-run Defense Ministry, and an Iranian delegation headed by
Ezzatollah Hemmati, director general for legal affairs at Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of Iran.
Sources said both sides agreed during the meeting to soon
launch the process in practical terms, aiming to safeguard the interests of
both countries.
No further details were immediately available regarding the
timeline or scope of the planned demarcation efforts.
