The Russian President's Special Representative for Afghanistan and Director of the Second Department for Asia of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Zamir Kabulov, and his American counterpart, Thomas West, noted the general trend toward stabilizing the military and political situation in Afghanistan following talks in Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Wednesday.
According to her, during West's visit to the Russian capital on November 15, the sides touched on "key issues of the Afghan agenda." "It was noted that in general the military and political situation in this country now tends to stabilize in one way or another. There is no talk of an armed confrontation with the Taliban (banned in Russia - TASS) by the opposition," she said.
The official representative of the Foreign Ministry has paid attention to the fact that the special envoys have also noted the importance of promoting the formation of an inclusive Afghan government, which has to reflect the interests of all ethno-political forces in the country.
The Taliban began a large-scale operation to take control of Afghanistan after the US announced in the spring the decision to withdraw its military forces from there. On August 15, the Taliban entered Kabul without a fight and President Ashraf Ghani left the country. On September 7, the Taliban announced an interim government comprised solely of members of the movement and mostly Pashtuns, the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. Many states said such a cabinet was not inclusive, calling on the Taliban to include ethno-religious minorities and women.
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Based on materials from TASS