Post-1979 Afghanistan–Iran relations

hamid karzai (left) , mohammad khatami (right), february 25, 2002 in tehran

in december 1979, soviet union sent around 100,000 troops democratic republic of afghanistan assist pdpa government against nationwide mujahideen insurgency. mujahideen made of various groups trained pakistan , west. in wake of iranian revolution , soviet invasion of afghanistan, iranian consulate in afghanistan closed, did afghan consulate in iran. relations between afghanistan , iran deteriorated more. in 1985, iran urged afghan shia groups unite , oppose government of afghanistan. iran supported mujahideen rebels , provided various types of assistances them pledged loyalty iranian revolution. in meantime, on million afghan refugees allowed enter iran.

following emergence of taliban government , harsh treatment of afghanistan s minorities, iran stepped assistance northern alliance. relations taliban deteriorated further in 1998 after taliban forces seized iranian consulate in northern afghan city of mazar-i-sharif , executed iranian diplomats.

since late 2001, new afghan government under hamid karzai has engaged in cordial relations both iran , united states, relations between united states , iran have grown strained due american objections iran s nuclear program. iran key factor in overthrow of taliban , has since helped revive afghanistan s economy , infrastructure. re-opened iranian embassy in kabul , associated consulates in other afghan cities. in meantime, iran joined reconstruction of afghanistan. of contributions aimed @ developing afghan shi communities, ethnic hazaras , qizilbash. iran has influence on political parties represented ethnic tajiks, includes abdullah abdullah s coalition change , hope , others. on contrary, many afghan politicians , experts claim both iran , pakistan working weaken afghanistan.

besides afghan lawmakers, leaders in united states , many nato officials believe iran meddling in afghanistan playing double game. iran denies these accusations. number of years many senior isaf officials , others have been accusing iran of supplying , training taliban insurgents.

did interdict shipment, without question revolutionary guard s core quds force, through known taliban facilitator. 3 of individuals killed... iranians view making life more difficult if afghanistan unstable. don t have kind of relationship iranians. s why particularly troubled interception of weapons coming iran. know s more weapons; s money; s according reports, training @ iranian camps well.

presidents of iran , afghanistan hassan rouhani (right) , ashraf ghani (left) meet in tehran, 19 april 2015.

the government of iran against american military presence in afghanistan. iranian officials criticize american military in afghanistan despite there around 50,000 european , other peace keeping troops.

americans have same success in afghanistan in vietnam. years ago soviet union made same mistake. many people killed , pulled out. history repeats itself. know afghanistan. know afghanistan never submit foreign armies.

ties between afghanistan , iran became further strained in recent years due iran s toughened immigration policy, hastening repatriation of many afghan asylum seekers. number of afghans executed hanging in public crimes punishable death in iran (murder, rape, smuggling large amount of drugs, , armed robbery) sparked angry demonstrations in afghanistan. between 2010 , 2011, afghan , iranian security forces involved in border skirmish in nimroz province of afghanistan. in july 2011, iran decided cut off electricity exports afghanistan s nimroz province. in march 2012, najibullah kabuli, leader of national participation front (npf) of afghanistan, accused 3 senior leaders of iran s revolutionary guards of plotting assassinate him. members of afghan parliament accuses iran of setting taliban bases in several iranian cities, , iran directly involved in fanning ethnic, linguistic , sectarian tensions in afghanistan.

currently, revolutionary guards recruit young people terrorist activities in afghanistan , try revive hezb-i-islami afghanistan led gulbadin hekmatyar , taliban groups

according saudi arabia, afghan senate members certified existence of documents affirm taliban collected endorsements both iran , russia. members of taliban located in cities of mashhad, yazd , kerman in iran. moreover, governor of state of farah in afghanistan, asif ning, confirmed in interview dari-speaking ‘freedom radio’ stating: living in cities of yazd, kerman , mashhad. return afghanistan vandalize. @ time being, number of senior members of taliban leaders living in iran , adding [t]he bodies of taliban fighters killed in recent clashes delivered families in iran .

afghanistan has embassy in tehran , consulate in mashad. in order prohibit afghans coming country bringing crime , problems them, of 2007, iran charges afghans on $100 dollars one-month regular visa , business visa costs them on $3,000 dollars. before 2007, visa issued $35 fee.