The Russian President’s envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, called for an international conference to discuss providing humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, and international talks on Afghanistan were launched in the Russian capital, Moscow, in the presence of the foreign ministers of 10 countries, while the Taliban said that Afghanistan does not need external military support, but it does. International support for stabilization and reconstruction.

China, Pakistan and Pakistan's neighboring countries are participating in today's talks in Moscow, which are one of the most important international meetings attended by the Taliban since they seized power in mid-August, coinciding with the withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan, while the United States is absent due to logistical difficulties related to the appointment of A new envoy to Afghanistan two days ago.

At the opening of the "Moscow formula" talks, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged the caretaker government in Afghanistan not to allow the use of Afghan territory as a launching pad for attacks against neighboring countries. Lavrov said that he discussed in detail the issues of Moscow's concern with the Taliban delegation before the start of international talks in Moscow. The Russian minister stressed that achieving sustainable peace in Afghanistan "is an urgent need, and its achievement is linked to the formation of a government that represents all races and political forces in the country."

The Russian Foreign Minister stressed that achieving sustainable peace in Afghanistan is "an urgent need, and its achievement is linked to the formation of a government that represents all ethnicities and political forces in the country."

The Russian Foreign Minister expressed his country's satisfaction with the level of interaction with the new Afghan authorities, adding that the Taliban movement is making efforts to achieve stability in Afghanistan. However, he warned of a real danger of the expansion of terrorist activity and drug smuggling from Afghanistan to neighboring countries.

On Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Moscow, Beijing and Islamabad planned to provide aid to Afghanistan, but Russia said it was not yet ready to recognize the interim government formed by the Taliban after seizing power two months ago.

Taliban delegation

After the meeting of the Russian Foreign Minister with the Afghan delegation, Abdul Salam Hanafi, Deputy Prime Minister of the Afghan caretaker government, said that his country does not need external military support.

Head of the Afghan delegation to the Moscow talks: We do not need foreign military support, but international support for stability and reconstruction (European)

In press statements prior to the start of Moscow's consultations on Afghanistan, Hanafi stressed that the current government is imposing its control over the entire Afghan territory, stressing Afghanistan's need for international support to achieve stability, peace and reconstruction of the country.

Hanafi reiterated the government's commitment in Afghanistan to the promises it made not to allow the use of Afghan lands as a springboard for any threat to neighboring countries.

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Information in the Afghan Interim Government, Zabihullah Mujahid, added that the Russian side assured the Afghan delegation Russia's desire to establish cooperation between the two sides, noting that the consultations between the two parties dealt in detail with bilateral relations, stability in the region and the future of Afghanistan.

The Russian "RT Arabiya" channel reported that the Afghan delegation participating in the Moscow talks includes Minister of Economy Qari Din Muhammad Hanif, Minister of Information Khairallah Khairkhwa, Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaki, and others.

NATO

In a related context, Anadolu Agency reported that the defense ministers of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will hold a meeting at the alliance's headquarters in the Belgian capital, Brussels, next Friday and Saturday, to discuss a number of files, most notably Afghanistan.

It is scheduled to discuss the NATO defense ministers the situation in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of the alliance forces, and what can be done to preserve the gains made in the country in relation to the fight against terrorism.