Tehran denies Taliban being trained in Iran
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Kabul, July 4, IRNA -- Iran embassy in Afghanistan in a statement denied the allegations that Taliban forces are trained in Iran.
The statements reads, 'Terrorism and extremism are joint threats to all the countries if the region; collective attempts to fight such a phenomenon is an undeniable necessity.'
The statements also said the purpose of such claims is to start psychological war against Iran.
It urged the media to focus on the reasons why countries responsible to fight terrorism in Afghanistan have not been successful, instead of accusing the neighboring countries.
Afghan medai quoting The Times, a British newspaper, have recently claimed, 'Hundreds of Taliban fighters are receiving advanced training from special forces at military academies in Iran.'
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