The acting Minister of Defense, Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid, hosted a number of representatives and ambassadors of regional countries in Kabul on Monday night, but met with the envoys of China, Pakistan and Iran separately.

He confirmed the commitment of the Islamic Emirate to establish stability and security of the country’s borders, strengthen friendly relations based on mutual respect with the countries and economic cooperation, the ministry said.

The ministry stated on X that after the successful completion of the first Afghanistan Regional Initiative Meeting in Kabul, special representatives and ambassadors of Russia, India, China, Iran, Pakistan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan attended an event organized by Mujahid.

During his meeting with the three envoys, Mujahid said: “The Islamic Emirate is ready to guarantee security and any other kind of cooperation for the initiation and completion of development projects by other countries in Afghanistan.”

Monday’s meeting with envoys from 11 regional countries focused on the new chapter of positive interaction between regional countries and the Islamic Emirate.

Also discussed was the coordination in the field of regional cooperation, creation of a common region-oriented narrative at the regional level, and joint cooperation to make the most of the economic opportunities in the region.