Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan have urged the United States and its Western allies in the Afghan war to take on the primary responsibility of rebuilding Afghanistan.
The leaders of Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan have called on the United States to continue its engagement with the Taliban and the Afghan Taliban to include all nationalities in the interim government, peaceful relations with neighboring countries and counter-terrorism and narcotics.
The demands from the United States and the Taliban were made at a SCO conference in Dushanbe, and were repeated in a joint statement issued after a meeting of Afghan foreign ministers on the sidelines of the summit.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a video link address that the SCO should use its influence to fulfill its promises to the Taliban to maintain a peaceful Afghanistan and a normal life. He also called on the United States to restore the Afghan government's frozen assets. So that the new rulers of Kabul do not start selling drugs and weapons.
The Russian president said that rebuilding Afghanistan after 20 years of war was the primary responsibility of the United States and its allies, who were also responsible for the country's devastation.
He said the hasty withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan had opened a "Pandora's box" of problems, with the Russian president demanding that the new Afghan government, even if not elected, work with it. Chinese President Xi Jinping's video link The speech was an echo of the Russian president's speech.
He said without naming the United States that some countries should realize their responsibilities in rebuilding Afghanistan due to its devastation.
In his address, Prime Minister Imran Khan welcomed the end of the 40-year war in Afghanistan as historic and called on the Taliban to represent all language groups in the government.
He said that the priority at the moment should be to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and the country from going bankrupt. He also demanded from the Taliban that Afghan soil should not be used for terrorism.
