Afghanistan, Oct. 7 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that any foreign military presence in Afghanistan could spark new conflicts, urging regional unity and opposing Western interference.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that any foreign military presence in Afghanistan could trigger new conflicts as regional powers met in Moscow for the seventh round of the Moscow Format talks on Tuesday.

Delegations from Russia, China, India, Iran, Pakistan, and Central Asian states attended the meeting to discuss Afghanistan's stability, security, and humanitarian situation. For the first time, Taliban acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi joined the talks as an official participant.

Lavrov said deploying military infra...