“It is important that we reflect on our actions in Afghanistan over the years.

We began a thorough and objective analysis, and tomorrow the ministers (of the alliance countries) for the first time will have the opportunity to start studying the lessons learned, ”TASS quoted him as saying.

He noted that the defense ministers are going to discuss how to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a safe haven for terrorists. 

Earlier it was reported that the new US special envoy for Afghanistan Thomas West will visit Moscow in November.