Iranian government officials have announced that Tehran has issued a three-month permit for the transfer of diesel to Afghanistan, Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Special Representative of the President of Iran for Afghanistan, tweeted on Saturday.

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He said the move was made following a request from Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (Taliban) officials in order for them to meet the needs of Afghans for fuel during winter.

"In order to meet the needs of the Afghan people in the winter and according to the request of the Afghan authorities from the Islamic Republic of Iran, a permit for the transit of diesel to Afghanistan from the territory of Iran was issued for three months," he said.

Last week, a meeting of the Taliban cabinet decided that a delegation would consider import options to meet the people’s fuel.