US Secretary of State John Kerry called for Russia, China, Pakistan, India and Iran to help Afghanistan overcome its problems, including the Taliban insurgency.

BRUSSELS (Sputnik)�� Afghanistan's neighbors should play a more active role in�the region in�order to�bring prosperity and peace to�the country, US Secretary of�State John Kerry said Wednesday.

"I urge Russia, China, Pakistan, India and Iran to�think about�the special role that they could play in�this region in�order to�help make a major difference not only in�the long term economy and future and social structure of�Afghanistan but�in reaching peach with�the Taliban," Kerry said at�the Brussels Conference on�Afghanistan.

Afghanistan is in�a state of�political and social turmoil, with�government forces fighting the continuing Taliban insurgency, while the Daesh terror group, outlawed in�Russia, has also expanded its activities both in�the country and in�the neighboring states.

By Sputnik