Overview
- Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said special representatives for Afghanistan from Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, China and Russia will attend.
- Iran frames the meeting as a bid to strengthen regional convergence, reduce tensions, and support peace and stability through ongoing consultations with neighbors.
- The push follows a sharp downturn in Pakistan–Afghanistan relations after Kabul accused Islamabad of an October 9 drone strike that killed several people in the Afghan capital.
- Heavy cross-border clashes in the days after the alleged strike left dozens dead before a Qatar-brokered ceasefire was reached on October 19.
- Subsequent rounds hosted by Qatar, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia produced no breakthrough, with talks in Turkey faltering over Kabul’s reported refusal to give written assurances on TTP and other groups.