State agency: Russia "at the highest level" decided to remove the Taliban from the terrorist list

Putin said in July that Moscow considers the Afghan Taliban movement an ally in the fight against terrorism

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov two days ago in Moscow with Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mutaki, Photo: Reuters
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov two days ago in Moscow with Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mutaki, Photo: Reuters
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The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the decision to remove the Taliban from the list of terrorist organizations "was made at the highest level", state news agency TASS reported.

The decision needs to be followed by various legal procedures in order to become a reality, said President Vladimir Putin's special representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov on October 4.

Putin said in July that Moscow considers the Afghan Taliban movement an ally in the fight against terrorism. Russia has been slowly building ties with the Taliban since the extremist group seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021.

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