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Putin says US involvement in Afghanistan led to tragedy
The United States’ involvement in Afghanistan has led to tragedy, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, one week before Russia is due to host the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) in Moscow.
After the United States and its allies withdrew their troops earlier this year after 20 years on the ground, the IEA seized power in a lightning advance and the previous government collapsed.
This comes after Putin’s special representative on Afghanistan said previously that Russia will invite representatives of the IEA to international talks on Afghanistan that it plans to host in Moscow on October 20, Reuters reported.
Zamir Kabulov, the representative, did not provide further details on the planned talks in comments carried by Russian news agencies.
Moscow hosted an international conference on Afghanistan in March at which Russia, the United States, China and Pakistan released a joint statement calling on the then-warring Afghan sides to reach a peace deal and curb violence.