<p><strong>New Delhi: </strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ahead of the ‘Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan’, NSA Ajit Doval on Tuesday held separate bilateral talks with his counterparts from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan with a focus on developments in Afghanistan including the possible threat of terrorism from Afghan soil and the looming humanitarian crisis in the war-torn country, news agency ANI cited official sources as informing.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This comes as India is set to host a regional security dialogue on Afghanistan on Wednesday for which the NSAs of Russia, Iran, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan have been formally invited. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">NSA Ajit Doval will chair the ‘Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan’.</span></p> <p><strong>ALSO READ |<span style="color: #e03e2d;"> <a style="color: #e03e2d;" title="" href="https://ift.tt/3EUGaht" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-toggle="tooltip" data-html="true" data-original-title="Story ID: 1492241">After Pakistan, China Declines Invite To NSA-Level ‘Delhi Regional Security Dialogue’ On Afghanistan: Report</a></span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the meeting with Nasrullo Rahmatjon Mahmudzoda, the secretary of Tajikistan’s security council, there was a detailed exchange of views on Afghanistan with significant convergence of assessments, ANI reported sources as saying. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Concerns were expressed about the sharp increase in terrorist threats from Afghanistan in the recent past. The Tajikistan side highlighted the gravity of the situation in Afghanistan, the sources said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The discussions also covered the looming humanitarian crisis in the war-torn country. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“On bilateral side, discussions took place on deepening cooperation in areas like defence, border management and border infrastructure development during the meeting with Tajikistan,” official sources said, as reported by ANI.</span></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">NSA Ajit Doval met with his counterparts from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in Delhi today and exchanged views on Afghanistan: Sources <a href="https://t.co/Yg5wsqW9z2">pic.twitter.com/Yg5wsqW9z2</a></p> — ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1458091580150226967?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 9, 2021</a></blockquote> <p> <script src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" async="" charset="utf-8"></script> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meanwhile, in the meeting with Victor Makhmudov, the secretary of the security council of Uzbekistan, Afghanistan was again the major focus of discussions. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Both sides agreed that the future of Afghanistan must be decided by the people of Afghanistan themselves,” sources privy to the development told ANI.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“They felt that the legitimacy of any Afghan government within Afghanistan was important before the issue of its international recognition. Both sides emphasised need for Afghanistan’s neighbours to ensure unhindered access of humanitarian assistance to people of Afghan,” they added.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It was reported that India and Uzbekistan highlighted the need for long term economic development of Afghanistan and agreed that neighbouring states must play a constructive role in the country.</span></p> <h3><strong>About ‘Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan’</strong></h3> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The NSAs of seven countries are said to have confirmed participation in the ‘Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan’ set to take place on Wednesday. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The countries include Iran, Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazhakistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Participating NSA’s will also jointly call on PM Modi, sources told ANI on Monday.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On the non-participation of Afghanistan, the ANI sources had stated: “None of the eight countries (including India) recognise or legitimise the Taliban government. India also doesn't recognise it, which is why it has not invited Afghanistan to the dialogue”.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The discussions will cover terrorism in Afghanistan and across bordering areas along with concerns on radicalisation and extremism. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It was stated that Central Asian countries are also worried about drug production and trafficking along with the threat emanating from military weapons left behind in Afghanistan.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Meanwhile, China said that it is unable to attend the conference due to scheduling issues while adding that it is open for dialogue with India on Afghanistan multilaterally and bilaterally.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Notably, Pakistan was earlier reported to have declined the invitation to the regional countries’ NSA-level meeting being hosted by India. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Two earlier meetings in this format were held in Iran in September 2018 and December 2019. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The third meeting in India could not be held earlier due to the Coronavirus pandemic. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The high-level participation meeting hosted by India is seen to reflect the widespread and growing concern of regional countries about the situation in Afghanistan and their desire to consult and coordinate with each other. </span></p>
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