{"id":25911,"date":"2026-10-20T09:24:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T04:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kabul-24.com\/en\/?p=25911"},"modified":"2026-10-20T09:24:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T04:54:23","slug":"russia-emphasizes-de-escalation-between-afghanistan-and-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kabul-24.com\/en\/russia-emphasizes-de-escalation-between-afghanistan-and-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia Emphasizes De-escalation Between Afghanistan and Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Albert P. Khorev, Russian Ambassador to Islamabad, announced Moscow\u2019s full readiness to assist in easing growing tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan and finding a lasting solution to the border disputes.<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Www.bbc.com\">Kabul 24<\/a>: Speaking at a seminar at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), he expressed deep concern over civilian casualties resulting from Pakistani actions and recalled similar warnings previously issued by the Russian Embassy in Kabul, stressing that resolving the dispute serves the interest of both nations and regional stability.<\/p>\n<p>The senior diplomat highlighted Moscow&#8217;s active diplomacy, noting the synchronized presence of three top Russian officials\u2014the Russian Interior Minister in Islamabad, the Foreign Intelligence chief in <a href=\"https:\/\/kabul-24.com\/en\/un-and-eu-urge-de-escalation-between-kabul-and-islamabad-following-deadly-pakistani-airstrikes-2\/\">Kabul<\/a>, and the Deputy Secretary of the Security Council in New Delhi\u2014stating that their talks focused heavily on managing the Afghan-Pakistan crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing hope for an expedited resolution and the reopening of border crossings, Ambassador Khorev warned that the prolonged border closure has severely disrupted economic and trade connectivity. He noted that the border blockade has effectively halted Pakistan\u2019s transit trade with Central Asia and Russia, acting alongside U.S. sanctions as a major impediment to regional economic growth. These mediation efforts come as relations between Kabul and Islamabad remain volatile and uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>Analysis<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s offer to mediate between Afghanistan and Pakistan reflects Moscow&#8217;s heightened sensitivity regarding instability along its southern periphery and Central Asia. Beyond security considerations, the closure of border crossings directly disrupts Russia&#8217;s strategic transit and economic corridors to South Asia.<\/p>\n<p>By deploying high-level security and diplomatic envoys across Kabul, Islamabad, and New Delhi simultaneously, Moscow seeks to project leadership in regional crisis management, positioning itself as a central stabilizing power in Eurasia in the absence of Western influence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albert P. Khorev, Russian Ambassador to Islamabad, announced Moscow\u2019s full readiness to assist in easing growing tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan and finding a lasting solution to the border disputes. Kabul 24: Speaking at a seminar at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), he expressed deep concern over civilian casualties resulting from Pakistani actions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":25912,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-world"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Russia Emphasizes De-escalation Between Afghanistan and Pakistan - Kabul24<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Albert P. 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