Russia regrets that the Taliban are trying to resolve the situation in Afghanistan by force-Lavrov
The government delegation of Afghanistan has not been interested in negotiations with the Taliban for a year and a half or two
Moscow regrets that the Taliban (the Taliban movement, banned in the Russian Federation) are trying to resolve the situation in Afghanistan by force, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
What is happening in Afghanistan should not spread to Central Asia, this is the main concern of the Russian Federation-Lavrov
The deployment of the US military in the countries of Central Asia will make them hostages of American politics, they are not interested in this, he said
Russia is concerned about the possibility of the situation in Afghanistan spreading to Central Asia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
Representatives of the Taliban promise not to endanger foreign diplomats - US State Department
The Afghan Taliban (the Taliban movement is banned in Russia) have promised that they will not attack diplomatic facilities,US State Department spokesman Ned Price said on MSNBC.
The situation in Afghanistan is getting out of control - UN Secretary General
The situation in Afghanistan is becoming unmanageable, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday. "The situation in Afghanistan is getting out of control. Over the past month alone, more than 1,000 people have been killed or injured as a result of indiscriminate attacks against civilians, especially in the provinces of Helmand, Kandahar and Herat," he told reporters.
The United States declared non-recognition of the Taliban's power in the world when capturing Afghanistan
The United States is fully confident that if the Taliban (the Taliban movement, a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) captures Afghanistan, this government will not have recognition in the world community. This was stated at a regular briefing on Thursday, August 12, by the head of the press service of the State Department, Ned Price.
The US announced the beginning of the transfer of additional forces to Kabul
The United States has begun transferring additional forces to Afghanistan. The country's authorities intend to complete this process by the end of the week, said Pentagon spokesman John Kirby.
Politico: The Pentagon plans a complete withdrawal of the American mission in Kabul
The US military considers the complete evacuation of the embassy in Afghanistan inevitable, according to the publication Politico. Earlier, the United States sent 3,000 military personnel to Afghanistan to speed up the evacuation of civilian employees of the embassy.
The main part of the group of 3 thousand US military personnel will be transferred to Kabul by the end of the weekend - The Pentagon
The main part of the three-thousandth group of the US military, which will ensure the evacuation of employees of the US Embassy in Afghanistan, should arrive in Kabul by the end of this week, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said at a briefing on Friday.
Trump and Pompeo criticized Biden's actions in Afghanistan
Former US President Donald Trump and former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized the tactics chosen by the administration of current President Joe Biden regarding Afghanistan.
Canada will send special forces to Afghanistan to ensure security during the evacuation of the embassy-Mass media
The Government of Canada will send a special forces unit to Kabul, which will ensure the safety of employees of the Canadian embassy during its evacuation and before closing, the Associated Press reported, citing an informed source.
The United States continues to provide assistance to the government of Afghanistan in the conditions of the Taliban offensive - the US State Department
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Defense Minister Lloyd Austin assured in a telephone conversation with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that they continue to provide assistance to the Afghan government in the conditions of the offensive of the Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation), the US State Department said.
Putin's special Representative Kabulov: the Taliban took Kandahar because of the flight of the army, which was trained by the United States
The Taliban were able to capture Kandahar because of the flight of Afghan troops, Zamir Kabulov, special representative of the Russian President for Afghanistan, director of the Second Department of Asia of the Foreign Ministry, told RIA Novosti.
In Britain, the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan was called a mistake
The head of the British Defense Ministry, Ben Wallace, criticized the withdrawal of Washington's military contingent from Afghanistan, saying that the international community is likely to suffer from the consequences of this US decision, Sky News reported on Friday.
Johnson said that it is unacceptable to recognize the legitimacy of the Taliban movement
Recognizing the legality of the Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation) unilaterally would be an unacceptable step, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on British television.
Relatively peaceful Taliban offensive may be part of the US and UK plan-expert
The speed with which the Taliban units (a terrorist organization banned in the Russian Federation) were advancing up to Kabul caused general surprise, Olivier de Bavenchov, former commander of the French contingent of the international NATO forces in Afghanistan, told France 24 TV channel on Sunday.
The Taliban entered Kabul, they do not meet large-scale resistance - mass media
The militants of the Taliban movement (banned in the Russian Federation) are in Kabul, and they do not have to deal with any large-scale resistance, CNN reports.
Shoigu urged to avoid a repeat of the economic situation of the 90s in Russia
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the difficult political and economic situation that developed in Russia in the 1990s should not be repeated.
Shoigu arrives for exercises in China
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived in China on Thursday on a working visit to monitor the active phase of the Russian-Chinese operational-strategic exercises "Sibu / Interaction-2021".
Through the fire: Popular Mechanics was surprised by the exercises of the special forces of the Russian Federation and Uzbekistan
The training and equipment of the intelligence units of the Russian army, shown during exercises with the army of Uzbekistan at the Termez training ground near the border with Afghanistan, surprised journalists.
The columnist of the Popular Mechanics publication was amazed at the readiness of the special forces of the two countries to overcome any obstacles, including passing through "rings of fire" on the obstacle course. Moreover, such exercises are not practiced in the NATO armed forces.
Shoigu launched the reconstruction of BAM
The introduction of the road into operation will increase the transport capabilities of Eastern Siberia, the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation noted
The reconstruction of the eastern branch of the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM) by the end of 2024, after the road is put into operation, will increase the transport capabilities of Eastern Siberia, increase the capacity of the mainline and the volume of transit traffic, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
