Russian Foreign Intelligence Chief Meets Afghan Intelligence Chief

The head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, during a visit to Kabul, met with the intelligence chief of Afghanistan's ruling body and discussed regional cooperation and counterterrorism.

During his trip to Kabul, the head of the Russian foreign intelligence service met with the intelligence chief of the Afghan government and discussed regional cooperation and countering terrorism.

Ambassador Arjan-International Group: Sergei Naryshkin, the head of Russia's foreign intelligence service, met with Abdulhaq Vathiq, the head of Afghanistan's ruling body's intelligence, during his trip to Kabul.

This meeting was held after the 8th "Moscow Format" meeting on Afghanistan; A meeting was held on 13 Mehr in the capital of Russia with the presence of representatives of Afghanistan, Russia, China, India, Iran, Pakistan and Central Asian countries. The participants of this meeting discussed about regional cooperation and ways to deal with terrorism and drug trafficking.

Russian and Afghan authorities have not released any information about the main goals and topics of Naryshkin's trip to Kabul.

This meeting took place in a situation where Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov praised the performance of Afghanistan's ruling body in fighting ISIS in the Moscow meeting. He considered the successes of Kabul in the fight against terrorism and drug trafficking to be largely related to the technical and military cooperation between the two countries.

Lavrov also called for the strengthening of Afghanistan's anti-terrorist capabilities through technical and specialized support and emphasized the continuity of communication between intelligence services and law enforcement agencies. He also called the deployment of NATO military infrastructure in Afghanistan and neighboring countries unacceptable.

After the Moscow meeting, the Russian Foreign Minister said that the Pakistani branch of ISIS is carrying out terrorist attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan. He referred to this group as the Pakistani branch of ISIS; While the name "ISIS Khorasan" is usually used for the regional branch of this group. A number of experts believe that this interpretation may indicate Moscow's emphasis on the activities of this group and the presence of its bases in Pakistan.

Today, after meeting and talking with his Russian counterpart in Moscow, the Minister of Foreign Affairs attended a joint press conference and answered the questions of journalists while explaining the consultations.

Amir Khan Motaghi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan's caretaker government, traveled to Russia to participate in the 8th "Moscow Format" meeting and is scheduled to meet with his Russian counterpart.

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