The United States will not take part in the talks on Afghanistan in Moscow

The USA announced on Monday (18/10) that they will not participate in the talks on Afghanistan scheduled for tomorrow Tuesday in Moscow, in which Russia, China and Pakistan will participate.

«We will be happy to participate in this forum in the future, but we can not participate this week“State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters.

These meetings “have been effective in the past. It is simply difficult from a logistical point of view to take part in these this week “, he noted without giving more details.

Russia will host a Taliban delegation in Moscow on October 20. The previous day, he sought to reach a common position on the Afghan issue with China, Pakistan and the United States.

The Russian president Vladimir Putin worries about Islamic State ambitions in Afghanistan, fearing that the entire region on the south side of Russia could be destabilized.

The Islamic State of Khorasan in Afghanistan has claimed responsibility for a series of recent attacks aimed at destabilizing the “emirate” declared by the Taliban.

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