<p><a href="/en/afganistan/kabul" class="glossify-link">KABUL</a>’s efforts for peace and national reconciliation.</p>
<p>Peace in Afghanistan would have a significant impact on regional security and economic development, he told a virtual International Inter-Party Forum of SCO+</p>
<p>“We hope SCO will take a more active approach in this engagement with Afghanistan to ensure the peace process comes to fruition at the earliest,” the former president remarked.</p>
<p>He urged regional powers and the international community to cooperate with his country in its pursuit of peace and stability.</p>
<p>As a major stakeholder in regional peace and an ally of Afghanistan, Russia should play a proactive part in our effort for peace in Afghanistan, he suggested.</p>
<p>He said: “We are looking to major powers in our neighborhood -- China, Russia and India, which have deep interest in security and prosperity of the region -- to exert their influence in shaping Afghanistan’s future.”</p>
<p>The role of Afghanistan’s neighbors including Iran and <a href="/en/pakistan" class="glossify-link">Pakistan</a> was central to peace and reconciliation, the erstwhile president acknowledged.</p>
<p>A positive outcome of the peace process would lead to a civilised relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan, he hoped. It would also rid the region of violence and extremism, he added.</p>
<p>Karzai called upon the United States and Afghanistan’s western allies to engage with major powers in the region on creating a platform to ensure stability in his country.</p>
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