(ANSA) - MOSCOW, AUGUST 20 - "The Taliban now control most of the country, including Kabul, this is the reality and we must avoid the destruction of the Afghan state. We know the country very well, we know how counterproductive it is to impose other foreign models towards it. Afghanistan, it has never been successful. "
This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin in a press conference with Angela Merkel.
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