New Spiral of Afghanistan Crisis and Russia’s Interests
... “Development of the Situation in Afghanistan in 2016” held at the Russian International Affairs Council on April 18, 2016. The three issues that cause the biggest concern are: — the spread of instability from Afghanistan to the north and to the Central Asian states that border Russia; — Russia’s transformation from a transit country into a market for Afghan heroin, which kills 25,000 Russians every year; — the formation of Islamic State (DAISH) Infrastructure in Afghanistan, which may start exporting its practices to the Russian North Caucasus and the Volga region. In this regard, the question being discussed in Russia is whether Moscow should once again interfere in the ...