In Doha [Qatar], Iranian Ambassador to Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi during the Doha meeting highlighted concerns about Afghanistan and conveyed Tehran's position on the matter, Khaama Press reported.

Special Representative for Afghanistan Kazemi Qomi said he participated in the third Doha meeting to clarify Tehran's concerns regarding Afghanistan.

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According to Iran's ambassador and special representative for Afghanistan, the complex and critical conditions in Afghanistan and the region require comprehensive negotiations involving all parties, Khaama Press reported.

Qomi further expressed hope that the upcoming talks would alleviate the suffering of the people of Afghanistan and achieve peace, stability, security, sustainable development and government based on the free will of the people without foreign interference or domination.

Meanwhile, the first day of the Doha meeting on Afghanistan was held in the capital of Qatar on Sunday.

Zaher Jalali, head of the Third Political Division of the Taliban's Foreign Ministry, stated that discussions on the second day of the Doha meeting will focus on financial and banking sanctions, the private sector, drug trafficking and preservation of progress.

However, representatives of Afghan civil society and women were absent from this meeting, according to Khaama Press.

Representatives from more than 20 countries and delegates from various international organizations participate in the second session in Doha, and a Taliban delegation will also be present at this conference.

Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, said the Taliban-led government delegation will hold talks with special representatives of several countries and institutions on Sunday and Monday, Tolo News reported.

Afghanistan's civil society and women representatives, who have been key players in other international conferences on Afghanistan, have not been invited to the third Doha meeting, sparking widespread domestic and international criticism, Khaama Press reported.

The Taliban have not been recognized internationally since they seized power in August 2021, when US-led forces withdrew after 20 years of war. Since the Taliban returned to power, most girls have been banned from attending high school and women from universities.