Recent events in Afghanistan carry a threat to neighboring countries of Asia, and hence Moscow itself, said Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“In case of disintegration in Afghanistan, no one will talk to, and the” Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan “, and what is only not on the territory of today’s Afghanistan, and all this threatens our allies and neighbors. And if you keep in mind that we have No visa restrictions, free movement actually across borders, it is for us, for Russia, has a very serious importance from the point of view of ensuring its security, “Putin said, TASS reports.
The head of the Russian state called on to unite by decision of Afghanistan to protect himself from terrorism and drug trafficking.
He also expressed the opinion that Russia should proceed from the realities that the Taliban controls almost the entire Afghanistan: “Now the realities are such that the Taliban movement controls almost the entire territory of Afghanistan, with the exception of Panzher and adjacent to the north territories, small territories But, nevertheless, adjacent to Tajikistan … If so, then we must proceed from the realities. “