British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw arrived in Tehran on Thursday for talks with senior Iranian officials on the political future of Afghanistan.
Straw will meet with his Iranian counterpart Kamal Kharazi, and the Afghan northern alliance's minister of external affairs Abdullah Abdullah, who is currently in a visit to the Islamic Republic.
Iran supports the North Alliance, and has never recognized the Taliban regime, which has been accused of abusing the Shiite Afghans -- Albawaba.com.
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