When Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, founder of the Islamic Republic, died in 1989, an estimated 10 million people attended his funeral.
Muttaqi added that a foreign military presence is not acceptable to the people of Afghanistan, the Islamic Emirate, or the region.
Qatar has pledged to strengthen its cultural ties with Afghanistan, reaffirming Doha’s support for ongoing engagement with the Islamic Emirate government despite limited international recognition. Mirdaf...
Kabulov added that Russia itself has no plans to deploy bases in Afghanistan.
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This year, a delegation from Belarus has also been invited as an observer, according to Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.