Iran has been asked to provide financial and infrastructure support to the Afghan Taliban regime. A group of thirty Taliban delegates recently traveled to Tehran to have talks about infrastructure, trade, transportation, agriculture, and the plight of Afghan refugees living in Iran.
The issues around water rights and migration are two common worries that both countries need to address right away. The focal point is the Hirman/Helmand River, which is an essential source of water for irrigation in eastern Iran and western Afghanistan. The medium- and long-term goals of both countries are significantly impacted by the water crisis, as noted by Iran's Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi.
Five agreements for economic cooperation were signed by Afghanistan and Iran during the visit, formalizing their partnership. These agreements, which are primarily focused on promoting shared economic interests, cover topics like free trade zones, mining, transportation, and civil aviation.
Iran works with the Taliban leadership to address worries about terrorism, despite Tehran's public denial of the Taliban's authority in the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Iran's minister of intelligence, Esmail Khatib, claimed that the Islamic State has become established in the mountainous areas of northern Afghanistan as a result of the West's activities driving them out of Syria and Turkey. Because the Taliban government has limited access to these areas, IS has used them as bases for assaults on Taliban militants. In order to tackle these dangers, Khatib underlined the cooperation between Iran and the Taliban.
Furthermore, the Taliban and Iranian intelligence collaborated on an operation that led to the capture of Israeli Mossad agents.