The purpose of the webinar on ‘Future of Afghanistan and Regional Stability: Challenges, Opportunities, & Way Forward’ was to engage experts from key regional countries to comprehensively analyze the emerging geopolitical, geo-economic and geostrategic trends after the US-NATO military withdrawal from Afghanistan and share ideas that could help promote regional security, stability, and progress.
The panel consisted of eminent experts from China, Russia, Afghanistan, and Pakistan while National Security Advisor Dr Moeed Yusuf shared Pakistan’s national and regional security concerns regarding Afghanistan. He urged the international community not to abandon Afghanistan and engage with the new government in order to help it govern well and rebuild the country. He also stated that no state had suffered more than Pakistan as a direct consequence of Afghanistan’s instability.
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