"For Iran, the presence of foreign troops in any of the countries of the region is problematic, and we are confident that the US military presence in Afghanistan does not bring any benefit to the security of this country and the Afghan people - they pursue their goals to create an unsafe situation in the region," said Rukhani.
In early August, media reported that the United States was ready to withdraw several thousand troops from Afghanistan in exchange for a series of concessions from the radical Taliban * as part of a peace settlement deal.
At the same time, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo noted that there are no clear deadlines for the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan.
* "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.