TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry said on Monday that the blockade of the Panjshir Valley in northern Kabul by the Taliban contravenes international law and humanitarian law.

The ministry reiterated Tehran’s position that there is only a political solution to the issues surrounding the Panjshir Valley.

“There is only political solution to Panjshir and the siege of Panjshir is by no means acceptable in terms of international law and humanitarian law,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told a regular news briefing.