Moscow Format Meeting; Participants Express Concern Over the Presence of Terrorist Groups in Afghanistan

Bayan News – Delegates participating in the sixth Moscow Format meeting issued a joint statement expressing concern over the presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan, calling it a serious threat to global security.

The Moscow Format meeting, which was held over three days, concluded yesterday (October 4), with a Taliban delegation led by Amir Khan Metqi in attendance.

In the statement, the participants called on the Taliban to act without discrimination in the fight against terrorist groups as the current rulers of Afghanistan.

Additionally, the participants assessed the presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan as a regional and global threat, and explicitly urged the Taliban to prevent the use of Afghan territory against neighboring countries, the region, and beyond.

This statement comes at a time when Amir Khan Metqi clearly stated in the meeting that there are no terrorist groups in Afghanistan, while also noting that most centers of the ISIS terrorist group have been relocated outside Afghanistan.

Metqi further asserted that most of the explosions carried out by ISIS in Afghanistan involved foreign nationals.

The sixth “Moscow Format” meeting was hosted by Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, and included representatives from Iran, Pakistan, China, India, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and the Islamic Emirate in the Russian capital.

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