Russia: The Taliban promises that they will not use Afghan territory to infringe on the interests of third countries

　　China News Agency, Moscow, July 14-Russian President’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Director of the Second Asia Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Kabulov said in an interview with Russian media on the 14th that the Taliban promised not to use Afghan territory to infringe the interests of third countries. Including Russia and Central Asian countries.

　　Kabulov said that Russia is paying close attention to the development of the situation in Afghanistan, and any attempt by the Taliban to harm the security of Russia's Central Asian allies will cause huge losses to the Taliban itself.

The Taliban know the sensitivity of security issues in Central Asia to Russia.

　　Kabulov said that the situation in Afghanistan has attracted the attention of Central Asian countries.

It should be noted that after members of the Afghan government forces fled to Tajikistan, the Taliban did not chase into Tajikistan.

The Taliban do not want military operations to spread from Afghanistan to other countries.

　　Kabulov said that Russia had long believed that the situation in the region would deteriorate with the withdrawal of US troops, so it established contact with the Taliban very early.

Thanks to the contact with the Taliban, Russia can engage in dialogue with any force in Afghanistan.

　　Kabulov said that the Russian side called on the Afghan government forces to start negotiations with the Taliban to form a coalition government.

　　According to news from Russian Red Star TV on the 14th, more than 1,000 officers and men from Russia's 201st military base in Tajikistan began to conduct exercises.

　　According to earlier news, the Taliban delegation visited Moscow from July 8th to 9th.

During the period, the two sides discussed the situation in Afghanistan.

　　Recently, the situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated, and the Taliban have seized control of many areas in northern Afghanistan.

The Tajikistan border defense agency announced that a large number of Afghan government officers and soldiers were forced to retreat into Tajikistan after fighting with the Taliban.

According to the TASS news agency, Tajikistan has requested assistance from the member states of the Ji'an Organization due to the situation in Afghanistan.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Rudenko said that Russia will decide whether to strengthen Tajikistan depending on the development of the situation in Afghanistan.

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