Russia, China back aid for Afghans in Taliban talks, say US should 'shoulder' costs

The Taliban won the backing from top U.S. adversaries in the call for international humanitarian aid to assist Afghans, as concerns of economic collapse grow.

"The core burden of post-conflict economic and financial reconstruction and development of Afghanistan must be shouldered by troop-based actors which were in the country for the past 20 years," the statement read.

The participants in the Moscow Format Consultations on Afghanistan also called the United Nations to immediately facilitate a "broad-based international donor conference" to address the growing concerns of an impending economic and humanitarian crisis.