Russia holds summit on Afghanistan without Afghans

Russia holds summit on Afghanistan without Afghans
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27 December, 2016
Representatives from Russia, China and Pakistan are scheduled to meet on Tuesday in Moscow to discuss Afghanistan, but no Afghan representatives have been invited.
Afghanistan has recently experienced a renewed Taliban insurgency [Getty]
The Afghan government has expressed concern over a high-level tripartite meeting taking place to discuss Afghan issues, but without Afghan representatives invited.

Representatives from Russia, China and Pakistan are scheduled to meet on Tuesday in Moscow to discuss Afghanistan.

Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmad Shekib Mostaghni said on Tuesday that that his government was not invited and hasn't been briefed on the agenda. Mostaghni said this approach, regardless of the good intentions of the participants, could not help the situation in Afghanistan.