The secretary of the National Security Division of Pakistan, at the end of the two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting, stated that a peaceful and stable Afghanistan is a strategic necessity for the prosperity of the region.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, quoting Waqar Ahmed, the security of the National Security Division, wrote that he has asked the SCO members to support a comprehensive and broad policy to address multifaceted challenges confronting Afghanistan.

“He termed peaceful and stable Afghanistan a strategic imperative for regional prosperity and called upon all SCO member States to follow a holistic policy and build on broad convergences with the SCO region to address multifaceted challenges confronting Afghanistan,” said Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, the spokesperson for Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs

In the final statement of the 19th meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, concern was again expressed about the presence of terrorist groups in Afghanistan.

The statement requested the Islamic Emirate to fulfill its commitments in combating terrorism, especially in suppressing other groups that threaten the members of this organization.

"It is necessary to engage with countries based on mutual interests and in upholding the rights of the Afghan people from various factions and classes, the Islamic Emirate must commit itself in this regard," said Abdul Naser, a military analyst.

“Some of our neighboring countries are malicious and do not want a strong central government in Afghanistan and always criticize, among them Pakistan and Tajikistan, no other country has criticized," said Kamran Aman, another military analyst.

China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Iran, and Uzbekistan are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.