Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai announces the formation of a committee to oversee the transition of power and prevent chaos

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai announced that he had contacted Taliban leaders to resolve the Afghan crisis, in what he described as peaceful and brotherly ways.

Karzai added that after President Ashraf Ghani and those responsible for the country left the capital, Kabul, and to prevent chaos;

A 3-person committee was formed for the peaceful transfer of power.

Karzai - who served as President of Afghanistan after the US invasion between 2001 and 2014, before Ghani succeeded him - said that the committee is made up of him himself in addition to the head of the Supreme Council for National Reconciliation in Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah, a veteran leader of the "Afghan Jihad" and leader of the Islamic Party Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.

The committee called on Afghan government forces and Taliban fighters in the capital, Kabul, to prevent chaos and to maintain restraint.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif welcomed the formation of the Afghan committee to oversee the transition of power in the country, and Zarif - in a tweet via Twitter - expressed his hope that the committee's coordination would lead to dialogue and the peaceful transfer of power in the war-torn country.

The Iranian minister said that violence and war, like occupation, never solve problems, stressing that his country is ready to continue efforts to establish peace.

In this context, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Sunday that the Iranian embassy in Kabul had reduced the number of employees in it, due to the current events.

Iran, which shares a 921-kilometer border with Afghanistan, has expressed concern about the development of the security situation in Afghanistan in recent days, while stressing that its diplomats are safe.

Iran, which has maintained contacts with both the Afghan government and the Taliban, has repeatedly called for the formation of an inclusive government in Kabul.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left the country, coinciding with the announcement of the Taliban entering the capital, Kabul, on Sunday.