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A delegation from the Taliban arrives for talks with Russia in Moscow, as the rulers of Afghanistan seek to assert influence on Central Asia and push for action against Islamic State fighters within Afghanistan. Sergey Lavrov, Russia's veteran foreign minister, also arrives to address the gathering. IMAGES
Russia is hosting Afghan peace talks, hoping to cement its role as a powerbroker ahead of a looming deadline for US troops to withdraw from Afghanistan. IMAGES
Russian Foreign minister Sergei Lavrov meets with Afghan and Taliban representatives in Moscow ahead of a conference for the centennial anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Afghanistan. IMAGES
During a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells reporters that his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov offered only a "negative" vision as the two sat in the same room at Southeast Asian talks. He adds that Lavrov's involvement was not "constructive or productive" and he offered a "totally negative presentation and agenda". SOUNDBITE
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrives for talks in South Africa where he is greeted by his counterpart Naledi Pandor in Pretoria. IMAGES
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