Terrorist Activities Observed Along Afghanistan Borders, Says Lavrov; Pakistan President Warns of Pre-9/11 Conditions
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated in an interview with TV BRICS that terrorist activities continue along Afghanistan's borders and the India-Pakistan-Afghanistan corridor. He highlighted concerns in the Middle East's Asian regions and stressed collaboration with India at the United Nations to advance a global counter-terrorism convention, noting a draft exists but lacks consensus.
Russia has repeatedly raised concerns about militant threats from Afghanistan, which the Islamic Emirate has dismissed, asserting it will not allow Afghan soil to be used against any country.
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari warned that the situation in Afghanistan under the Islamic Emirate has created conditions "similar to or worse than pre-9/11," linking it to risks from militant groups operating from there. Speaking after a Daesh-claimed attack on an imambargah in Islamabad that killed dozens, Zardari emphasized that terrorism cannot be confronted by any single country alone and that allowing terrorist groups space beyond borders harms civilians worldwide.
Meanwhile, Afghanistan's Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs, Noorullah Noori, held a phone conversation with Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi. According to Iran's IRNA news agency, they reaffirmed commitments to border collaboration, focusing on renovating border markers and accelerating joint technical and legal meetings. The next senior border officials' meeting is set for Iran in 1405 (2026-2027).
Separately, Director General of the OIC Mission in Kabul, Mohammed Saeed Alayyash, met with Rolf Dieter Reinhard, Head of the German Liaison Office for Afghanistan in Doha and Acting Chargé d’Affaires of the German Embassy. They discussed Afghanistan's security situation, humanitarian and economic conditions, recent political developments, and the need for international engagement to promote stability.
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