Russia says vital to help Afghans form inclusive government


FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi in Rome August 27, 2021. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via REUTERS

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia called on Friday for rapid efforts to help form an inclusive interim government in Afghanistan after a deadly attack at Kabul airport, saying Islamic State was trying to capitalise on chaos in the country and endangering everyone.

Russia said its intelligence services were working round the clock to prevent any spillover onto the territory of its allies in former Soviet Central Asia which the Kremlin sees as part of its southern defensive flank.

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