TEHRAN, IRAN --
Iran on Tuesday summoned Afghanistan's envoy in Tehran over assaults yesterday on Iranian diplomatic missions within the neighbouring nation, state media in Iran reported.
In keeping with the experiences, Iran's overseas ministry summoned the Afghan cost d'affaires in protest over Monday's assaults on the Iranian Embassy in Kabul and the Iranian Consulate in Herat, the place protests had turned aggressive. In Herat, offended Afghan protesters pelted the consulate with rocks.
The ministry demanded that Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers present the missions with full safety and mentioned they stopped working till additional discover. On Monday, ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh mentioned extra wanted to be accomplished by the Taliban to make sure safety to Iranian missions.
In a while Tuesday, Iran mentioned the missions had reopened.
An Related Press video confirmed the protesters setting the consulate's gates on hearth and chanting “Loss of life to Iran!” as police had been making an attempt to disperse them by taking pictures into air. The video additionally confirmed protesters gathering on the Iranian Embassy in Kabul.
In latest weeks, unverified movies purporting to indicate Afghan refugees being tortured in Iran have been printed on social media, angering many Afghans. Iran has denied the accusations.
Iran hosts tens of millions of Afghan refugees. Final week, Iranian Overseas Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian mentioned the variety of Afghans in Iran has jumped to five million, from almost 4 million earlier than the Taliban took energy final August.
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