# Lavrov comments on Western expansion and Afghanistan’s recovery

https://mins.news/en/item/102933

- TASS, 2026-10-16 10:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2202979

> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned that any country could fall victim to Western-backed color revolutions amid what he called the West’s drive for geopolitical expansion. He said NATO is seeking to extend its reach into Eurasia and that Afghanistan will need a long time to recover from 20 years of US and NATO occupation.

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