Published on, Sept. 26 -- September 26, 2025 5:41 PM

Pakistan, Russia, China, and Iran have jointly called on Afghanistan's rulers to take concrete action against terrorist groups operating from its soil. The appeal was made during the fourth quadrilateral foreign ministers' meeting on Afghanistan, held in New York on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly session at Russia's invitation. The ministers reaffirmed their commitment to seeing Afghanistan emerge as an independent, united, and stable country free from terrorism, war, and drug trafficking.

In a joint statement, the four nations expressed deep concern over security threats originating from Afghanistan. They named terrorist groups such as ISIS, Al-Qaeda, the East Turkesta...