US mission in Afghanistan failed, says Moscow
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the regional conference with the countries of Central Asia in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, July 16, 2021. REUTERS - STRINGER
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The American withdrawal from Afghanistan creates a security risk in neighboring countries and by extension on Russia's borders.
A situation that raises concerns in Moscow, Russian diplomacy not hesitating to describe as a failure the entire American mission decreed following the attacks of September 11.
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With our correspondent in Moscow,
Jean-Didier Revoin
For the Russian Foreign Minister "
there is a real risk of instability spilling over into neighboring states
" of Afghanistan. In Tashkent, Uzbekistan, where he participated in an international conference on cooperation with the countries of Central and South Asia, Sergey Lavrov stressed that "
the precipitous withdrawal of
the American military contingents
and of NATO had increased the uncertainty. military and political in and around the country.
"
The head of the Russian diplomacy did not fail to scratch the American administration either.
"
Even if Joe Biden tries to present the situation in the most positive colors, everyone understands that the mission has failed, it is recognized by all, including in the United States
", added Sergey Lavrov.
Words that reflect the concern of Russia after a thousand Afghan soldiers took refuge last week in the former Soviet Republic of Tajikistan to escape the Taliban offensive.
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See also: Afghanistan: faced with the advance of the Taliban, soldiers flee to Tajikistan
Moscow fears a domino effect which would see Islamist terrorists first spill over into the former Soviet republics of Central Asia, the better to penetrate inside Russia.
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