WASHINGTON: (Monitoring desk) Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad said that any effort by Iran to undermine the Afghan peace process will not be tolerated; Zalmay Khalil said recently we have offered to meet with Iranian on Afghanistan.<\/p>\n
Reportedly, Washington has invited Iran to participate in Afghan peace talks.<\/p>\n
However, a senior US official warned that Washington is closely Iran\u2019s military activities in the region.<\/p>\n
While speaking is the USIP, Khalilzad criticized Iran for making attempt to keep the US entangled. Without winning or losing, and trying to make the US pay, a high price in Afghanistan until there is an agreement between the US and Iran.<\/p>\n
He warned that Washington is closely watching Iran’s activities in Afghanistan and threatened to take action if the peace process was derailed.<\/p>\n
Khalilzad said that we are monitoring them very closely; there have been disturbing actions that have had a negative impact, it is important to note that Iran is believed to have a deep influence in Afghanistan. Moreover, there have been many reports of strategic understanding between Iran and the Taliban.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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