Kabul (Monitoring Desk) — Iranian media outlets have claimed that evidence has emerged suggesting the involvement of Afghan Taliban intelligence in the assassination attempt on former Afghan presidential adviser Ahmad Khan Ghori in the Iranian city of Mashhad.
According to the Iranian publication Eurasia Review (EIRAF), the suicide bomber who targeted Ahmad Khan Ghori on November 1 was an agent of Taliban intelligence who had received direct instructions from Kabul.
The report stated that the attacker gained access to the residence of the former Afghan presidential adviser by posing as a guest before carrying out the explosion.
According to the Iranian publication, the Taliban have previously also been accused of targeting politician Marouf Ghulami, who was living in Iran, and former Afghan General Akramuddin Sari through cross-border operations.
It is worth noting that these claims regarding the alleged role of Taliban intelligence have appeared in a report published by Iranian media.