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Iran closes Afghanistan consulates after angry protests

Furious Afghans threw rocks at the Iranian Embassy in Herat after videos went viral of Afghan refugees being mistreated in neighboring Iran.
Iranians visit the spot in the courtyard of Imam Reza shrine in the northeastern city of Mashhad on April 6, 2022.

Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned the Taliban government's charge d'affaires in Tehran, presenting him with its "strongest official protest" against a series of anti-Iran rallies in Afghanistan.

The Taliban official was informed on April 12 that Iranian consulate offices will remain closed and all operations will be halted until further notice and until Tehran receives assurances from the Taliban of the "full security" of Iranian representative offices. Iranian officials also demanded legal action against the Afghan protesters involved in the attack.

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