Lavrov: Deployment of NATO Military Infrastructure in Afghanistan Is Unacceptable
Speaking at the "Moscow Format" meeting, the Russian Foreign Minister stated that the deployment of NATO military infrastructure in Afghanistan and neighboring countries is unacceptable under any pretext.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in his opening remarks at the eighth "Moscow Format" meeting on Afghanistan on Monday, said that the experience of recent decades has shown that foreign military presence in Afghanistan has led to instability and an escalation of conflict.

He emphasized Moscow's opposition to the deployment of NATO military infrastructure in Afghanistan and neighboring countries, noting that Russia has seen no other outcome from foreign military presence in Afghanistan in recent decades.