Nebenzya: Russia calls on all Afghan parties to refrain from violence

“We call on all the Afghan parties involved to refrain from hostilities and to promote a peaceful settlement,” he said.

Earlier, Nebenzya said that the Central Asian countries are alarmed that militants may infiltrate the region from Afghanistan under the guise of refugees.

On August 16, an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in Afghanistan was held at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York, where representatives of the radical Taliban * came to power.

RT was broadcasting live.

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