Taliban say they control 90% of Afghanistan's borders

"The borders of Afghanistan with Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Iran and about 90% of the borders are under our control," he told RIA Novosti.

Earlier, the Afghan government and Taliban representatives at the talks in the capital of Qatar agreed to prevent the death of civilians, but could not agree on the terms of a truce.

The situation in the republic has aggravated against the backdrop of a large-scale withdrawal of the American contingent.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted the rapid degradation of the situation.

According to him, Moscow's efforts are aimed at a dialogue that will lead to a political settlement and will include all political, ethnic and other groups in the country.

* "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.