MOSCOW, 15 Sep. At an operational meeting with members of the Russian Security Council, Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to discuss participation in international organizations, taking into account current events in Afghanistan. that this is connected with the key directions of our foreign policy and decisions on security issues. Especially in the light of current events in the East, in particular, of course, in Afghanistan, «he said. The Taliban intensified their offensive on government forces in early August, entered to Kabul and the next day declared that the war was over. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left the country, citing a desire to «prevent the massacre.» On the night of August 31, the US military left the Kabul airport, ending the nearly 20-year US military presence in Afghanistan. On September 6, the Taliban announced that Panjshir, the last of 34 Afghan provinces, had come under their control. The next day, the composition of the interim government of Afghanistan was announced. It will be headed by Mohammad Hassan Akhund, who served as Foreign Minister during the first Taliban rule * and is under UN sanctions. * A terrorist organization banned in Russia
Lavrov commented on the situation in Afghanistan
