MOSCOW: A meeting on Afghanistan between secretaries of security councils of Central Asian countries including Pakistan, India and China will be held in Moscow next week, Russian Special Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan, Director of Foreign Ministry’s Second Asian Department Zamir Kabulov told TASS.

“Yes, that’s true,” he said replying to question on matter. “There will be regional participants, secretaries of security councils of countries in region are invited our Central Asian partners, as well as Pakistan, India and China,” diplomat explained. After US departure, all regional countries became active to stabilise Afghanistan and prevent its land to be used for terrorism which haunted neighbouring countries for decades.

Regional countries believe that power vacuum left by US may be lucrative opportunity for other non-state actors and terror organisations to launch their activities and globalise their operations which also threatens regional peace and security.

It may also be noted that prevalent economic and social crises in Afghanistan have caused their people to flee to neighbouring countries.

Published in The Daily National Courier, February, 04 2023

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