Pakistan,Russia, China warn of increased Islamic State threat in Afghanistan

MOSCOW: China,Russia and Pakistan warned on Tuesday that the influence of IS was growing in Afghanistan and that the security situation there was worsening.

Reps from the three countries, meeting in Moscow agreed to invite the Afghan government to such talks in the future, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

The UN still has nearly 10,000 troops in Afghanistan more than 15 years after the Islamist Taliban were toppled by U.S.-backed Afghan forces, was not invited to the Moscow talks.

However the three countries agreed a flexible approach to remove certain figures from sanctions lists as part of efforts to foster a peaceful dialogue between Kabul and the Taliban movement.