Sunday, 5 September 2021 (YJC)_ The speaker of the Iranian parliament said the country will support Afghan people.
Addressing the Parliament’s open session on Sunday, the speaker of the Iranian parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf noted that the Islamic Republic of Iran will stand by the Afghan people.
“It is reported from various analysts from different part of the world that US has a humiliating withdrawal from Afghanistan, they called it as a clear symbol of the decline of US international power,” Ghalibaf said.
He went on to say that “Today, the experience of the government and Afghans is known to everyone,” and added “The smooth deployment of the Taliban across the country were the results of widespread dissatisfaction with 20 years of US occupation. It is also made it clear that trusting the US to improve security was also a strategic mistake by some Afghan officials.”
Elsewhere in his remarks he said that despite all the slogans and images during these 20 years, Afghanistan has made no tangible progress in economic infrastructure and also the most basic need of a civil society is not provided.”
He went on to put emphasis on the fact that Iran will protect human rights of the people of Afghanistan from of all ethnicities, races and religions and said “The determination of Iran will be the determination of the Afghan people. We are hopeful and sensitive to the future of our dear neighbor.”