11 February 2017

News Story: Russia Ready To Cooperate With US, NATO Over Afghanistan

Russian president’s special envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, has said that Russia is ready to restore cooperation with the U.S. and NATO on the settlement of common tasks in Afghanistan, Russia’s TASS reported on Friday.

“We, for our part, are ready to restore cooperation with the US and with NATO countries to settle our common tasks in Afghanistan," said Kabulov.

According to the report, Kabulov said Moscow had not yet held official contacts with the Donald Trump Administration regarding the Afghan problem.

“If you look at it in a general context, the current period is far from the best timing for a withdrawal of foreign troops, including the U.S. units, from Afghanistan," Kabulov stated.

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