In Iran, 19 people were arrested for displaying the Taliban flag

According to the UN, about 3,5 million Afghans, of which about a million are refugees, live in Iran

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Tehran, Photo: Shutterstock
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The Iranian police arrested 19 people who displayed the flag of the Afghan Taliban at a rally in a park in Tehran during Eid al-Adha, the Iranian news agency Isna reported.

"Unfortunately, some people displayed the Taliban flag during the gathering on Friday," said Tehran police chief Hossein Rahimi, adding that many Afghans participate in such gatherings every year.

Iran shares a 900-kilometer border with Afghanistan, and the two countries have always had complex relations.

According to the UN, about 3,5 million Afghans, of which about a million are refugees, live in Iran.

Iran has always supported the Shiite Hazara ethnic community in Afghanistan, whose members were persecuted by the Sunni Muslim Taliban when they were in power in the 90s.

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