It is noted that the special representative of the President of Kazakhstan for international cooperation, Yerzhan Kazykhan, held meetings with representatives of the current administration of Afghanistan, Abdul Ghani Baradar and Amir Khan Mutaki.

“The issues of Kazakhstan's provision of humanitarian aid to the Afghan people and the restoration of trade and economic ties were discussed,” TASS cites a statement.

Earlier, the Russian president's special envoy for Afghanistan, director of the second department of Asia at the Foreign Ministry, Zamir Kabulov, said that Russia hopes to have a frank conversation with representatives of the Taliban * in Moscow on October 20.

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