In 1983 the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established with 7 member states. During the 13th summit held in 2005 Afghanistan became the eighth member of this regional body. SAARC started its journey with the main them as the regional development and the main goals of were, 1) Welfare of 150 crore peoples of this region, 2) Enhancing the socioeconomic development movement, 3) Building cooperation in the effort of achieving self reliance of the member countries, 4) Enhancing mutual support on economic and technical
development and 5) Cooperation in claiming regional interest in different international and regional organization.

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