Afghanistan Peace CampaignHowever, officials in Kabul and Moscow have yet to provide details about the purpose of the visit or the main topics discussed between the two sides.
Sergey Naryshkin, Director of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, has met with Abdul Haq Wasiq, Director of Intelligence of the Islamic Emirate, in Kabul.
However, officials in Kabul and Moscow have yet to provide details about the purpose of the visit or the main topics discussed between the two sides.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Minister for Technical Affairs at the Ministry of Economy says that expanding ties between Kabul and Moscow plays a vital role in ensuring stability and security in both countries and the wider region.
Abdul Latif Nazari, said: “Russia, as a geopolitical actor in the international system, holds a strong and influential position. Developing relations between Afghanistan and Russia can serve the mutual interests of both countries and play a key role in shaping a new regional order.”
At the same time, India’s Ministry of External Affairs has announced that the seventh round of special India-Russia consultations on Afghanistan and Pakistan was held in New Delhi.
The meeting was co-chaired by Pavan Kapoor, India’s Deputy National Security Adviser, and Alexander Venediktov, Deputy Secretary of Russia’s Security Council.
The two sides discussed issues of mutual interest and their implications for global security, emphasizing the importance of strengthening bilateral cooperation within the framework of the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership.
Enayatullah Hamam, a political analyst, said: “The Russians want to ensure security in the region because it serves their interests. They want the insurgency that has been rooted in this region for more than half a century to come to an end. Therefore, these two visits are not coincidental but are part of a policy.”
Yousuf Amin Zazai, a military analyst, said: “We hope that the world’s major powers, including Russia and China, as well as regional countries such as India, Iran, and the Central Asian states, will recognize the realities and establish relations based on humanity and humanitarian principles.”
These diplomatic developments come as two senior security and intelligence officials from Türkiye and Qatar also visited Afghanistan over the past month.
Subsequently, Türkiye’s intelligence chief traveled to Pakistan. These visits have drawn attention to the growing security and intelligence contacts between regional countries and Kabul and Islamabad.