Russia suspended the ban on the Taliban on Thursday, which was classified for more than two decades as a terrorist organization, as a measure of Moscow to normalize relations with the leadership of Afghanistan.
There is no country that currently recognizes the Taliban government, which took power in August 2021, when the United States -led forces held the forces Withdrawal from Afghanistan After 20 years of war.
But Russia was gradually adopting relations with the movement, which President Vladimir Putin Last year, he said he was now an ally in combating terrorism.
Russia has announced illegal Taliban by Russia as a terrorist movement in 2003. Russian government media reported that the country’s highest reduction stopped on Thursday with an immediate impact.
“Russia aims to build beneficial relations with Afghanistan in all fields, including drug control and terrorism,” he said. Russian Foreign Ministry In a statement.
The ministry added that Moscow was grateful to Afghanistan for military operations against the local branch of the Islamic State.
The ministry’s statement said that Moscow also aims to enhance trade, trade and investment relations with Kabul, and it benefited from the strategic center of Afghanistan for energy and future infrastructure projects.
In March 2024, the armed men killed 145 people on the outskirts of Moscow, in a The attack claimed by the Islamic State. The American authorities said that they have intelligence information indicating that the Afghan branch of the group, the Islamic State (ISIS-K), was responsible.
The Taliban claims that they are working to eliminate the presence of the Islamic State in Afghanistan.
Western diplomats claim that the Taliban Road to the broader international recognition has been banned to change to women’s rights.
The Taliban closed high schools and universities for girls and women and imposed restrictions on their movement without a man teacher. The Taliban claims to respect women’s rights, in line with their strict interpretation of Islamic law.
