What primary strategic interest motivates Russia’s role as a diplomatic mediator in border conflicts between Afghanistan and Pakistan?

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Last Updated 13 Aug 2026

A. Expansion of the Eurasian Economic Union

B. Prevention of spillover instability into Central Asia

C. Securing maritime access to the Indian Ocean

D. Direct military control over the Khyber Pass

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