Kazakhstan Calls for Stronger Regional Cooperation on Afghanistan

Special representatives from Central Asian countries held their second meeting on Afghanistan in Bishkek.

Kazakhstan called on Central Asian states to coordinate efforts to support peace, security and sustainable development in Afghanistan. The meeting also addressed expanding trade, transport and logistics, and humanitarian ties.

Author: Робот Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan

Representatives from Central Asian countries attend a regional meeting on Afghanistan in Bishkek — Central Asian representatives meet in Bishkek to discuss Afghanistan. Illustrative photo. Photo: Angenoir / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

The second meeting of the Regional Contact Group of Central Asian countries’ special representatives on Afghanistan was held in Bishkek on November 6, 2026. Kazakhstan was represented by Yerzhan Kistafin, Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Kazakh side stressed the importance of further consolidating Central Asian countries’ efforts to support peace, security and sustainable development in Afghanistan.

The meeting focused on expanding trade and economic, transport and logistics, and humanitarian cooperation with Afghanistan. Participants highlighted the value of mutually beneficial economic ties, stronger connectivity and joint regional projects that could involve Afghanistan in the region’s economic processes.

Current regional security issues were also discussed.

Following the meeting, participants reaffirmed their commitment to developing multilateral cooperation to support sustainable development in Central Asia.

Translated from Russian using artificial intelligence. Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan

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Kazakhstan Calls for Stronger Regional Cooperation on Afghanistan

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