Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities on Friday condemned a wave of Israeli strikes on Iran, saying the attacks violated international law and fuelled regional insecurity.
The strikes, which left key military commanders and nuclear scientists dead, “constitute a clear violation of the fundamental principles of international law, particularly national sovereignty”, Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid posted in a statement on X.
“The continuation of such tension-provoking actions has made the situation in the region even more fragile and worrying,” he wrote.
He said the Taliban authorities, which do not recognise Israel, called for all stakeholders to “address this issue and prevent the spread of further insecurity and instability in the region”.
The strikes have stoked fears of a full-blown war in the region and jeopardised US-Iran nuclear talks set for Sunday in Oman.
Iran is one of the few countries to have built strong diplomatic links with the Taliban authorities since they took control of Afghanistan in 2021, though Tehran has not officially recognised their government.
