Tehran: In a statement on Sunday, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said that Iran will support the people of Afghanistan from "possible attempts of foreign dominating powers to create insecurity and instability.

On behalf of the Iranian nation, Qalibaf called for the preservation of the rights of people of "all races, languages, and religions," and the establishment of universal and lasting security in Afghanistan, it said. "Whatever the Afghan people want is what Iran wants, and we are hopeful and sensitive regarding the future of our dear neighbor," Qalibaf said in a speech in the chamber on Sunday.

The recent flight of Afghanistan officials which Qalibaf described as "US puppets" and the smooth deployment of the Taliban across the country, he added, are the result of the Afghan people's "widespread discontent" with 20 years of US occupation. Earlier on August 28,
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had vowed Iran's support for the people of Afghanistan, adding that Iran's policy regarding the Afghan government will depend on Kabul's approach towards Iran.

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