Iranian envoy warns Europe against using aid to Afghan as ‘hostage’

Iran’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi has said that Europe should not use humanitarian aid to Afghanistan as a hostage for regional ties.

Qomi made the comments in a meeting with his EU counterpart, according to the Iranian diplomat’s post on his X account.

He said that he had a frank and constructive discussion with the EU’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan.

“If Europe wants to help the people of Afghanistan, it should not use the humanitarian aid as a hostage for its regional relations,” Qomi said.

The Iranian envoy separately met with Britain’s envoy in Doha.

This comes as Doha is set to host a meeting of special envoys on Afghanistan under UN auspices on Sunday and Monday.