DUSHANBE, December 5, Asia-Plus -- International two-day conference formally titled “Afghanistan and regional Security: Five Years after Taliban” will open in Dushanbe on December 11.  

Rahmatullo Abdulloyev, a researcher with the department on history and regional conflicts of the Institute of Oriental Studies and Written Heritage, told Asia-Plus that the conference will bring together political scientists and specialists from 24 countries across the worlds, including Central Asia’s states, Afghanistan, Russia, the United Kingdom, Iran, Pakistan and other countries, as well representatives from diplomatic missions and international organizations active in Tajikistan and Tajik border service. 

During two days, the conference participants will discuss the current political and socioeconomic situation in Afghanistan and its influence on security in Central and South Asia.  Experts will try to assess legal foundation of the establishment of international antiterrorist coalition and presence of international security assistance force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, according to Abdulloyev.  The major topic of the conference will be analysis of the political situation in Afghanistan under five-year patronage of the United States.   

The conference is staged by the Institute of Oriental Studies and Written Heritage, Center for Conflict Settlement Issues and Religious Studies and the Public Foundation of Aleksandr Knyazev.