Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that the United States is considering returning its military infrastructure to Afghanistan.

He told a meeting of the country's Security Council on Monday that the policy goes back to the Joe Biden administration.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday, January 20, stressed that the United States is using Afghanistan's neighbouring countries to achieve this goal. He said that his remarks were a reference to the policies of former US President Joe Biden's administration.

"We will also not forget Afghanistan," he said at a meeting of the Russian Security Council. “The Americans are also trying to re-establish their presence to some extent, and they are using neighbouring countries for this purpose. They are thinking of restoring their military facilities there,” he added.

In early 2021, Joe Biden announced the end of the long-running US foreign military operation in Afghanistan, and only a few months later, the Taliban entered Kabul without any resistance, taking control of the city within hours.

Some Republican politicians and US veterans have repeatedly criticised the Biden administration for its handling of the withdrawal from Afghanistan.