Afghan Taliban delegation in Iran for talks

A political delegation of Afghanistan's Taliban has paid a visit to Tehran to hold talks with Iranian security officials on regional issues, particularly the recent developments in the Islamic world, reports Iranian Tasnim news agency.

According to the report, the Afghan Taliban delegation was led by Tayyeb Aqa, head of the Taliban bureau in Qatar, and arrived here on Monday.

This is the third visit by the Taliban delegation to Iran. Earlier, it visited Tehran twice for meeting Iranian security officials and for participating in an international conference on Islamic Awakening movement.

The visit by the Taliban delegation to Tehran comes as the group's representatives held preliminary peace talks with Afghan officials in Qatar earlier this month.

The group welcomed peace efforts following two days of preliminary negotiations on reconciliation process and said Taliban was prepared to have comprehensive cooperation with all the neighbouring and other countries on all aspects.

In the meantime, the Taliban-led insurgency has been rampant in Afghanistan since the group launched its summer offensive and staged numerous attacks across the country, including capital Kabul.