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with a proposal to potentially remove the name 'Taliban
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' from the list of designated terrorist groups.
| Russia has been trying to rehabilitate the Taliban since about two minutes after the Coalition left… if not before. |
Kabulov also mentioned that although the "Taliban" have come a long way towards recognition since their rule in Afghanistan, there are still some "hurdles."
TASS, citing Zamir Kabulov, said: "The Taliban government has come a long way towards being recognized since it came to power in Afghanistan in 2021. But there are still a few hurdles to overcome, after which the Russian leadership will make a decision."
Javid Momand, a university lecturer, told TOLOnews: "If Russia decides to remove the names of senior members of the Islamic Emirate from the blacklist or sanction list, I think this will have an impact because Russia is a military power today."
The Islamic Emirate has not recently commented on this; however, it had previously stated that if this decision is implemented, trust between the two countries will increase.
Aziz Maarij, a former diplomat, said: "Indeed, if Russia wants to remove the Taliban from the terrorist blacklist, this will bring Russia closer to the Islamic Emirate, and the world will also grant a privilege to the Taliban and recognize them as rulers."
TASS news agency had previously reported that the Russian Foreign Ministry is reviewing the removal of the Taliban from the list of terrorist groups.
Lavrov calls the idea to exclude the Taliban from the list of banned groups a reflection of reality
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.
[Regnum] The initiative to possibly exclude the Taliban movement (the organization is under UN sanctions for terrorist activities) from the list of terrorist organizations reflects objective reality. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced this on May 27.
“This process reflects an awareness of reality,” the minister emphasized.
The head of the foreign policy department explained that the Taliban is the real power in Afghanistan, and Russia is not indifferent to Afghanistan.
“It is not indifferent to our allies, especially in Central Asia,” Lavrov added.
As Regnum reported, on May 27, the director of the second Asian department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Zamir Kabulov, said that the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice reported to President Vladimir Putin that the Taliban movement can be excluded from the list of prohibited organizations. The diplomat stressed that without this step it would be premature to talk about recognition.
He noted that the position of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was conveyed in agreement with other departments. Recognition of the Taliban government by Russia is much closer than when they came to power in Afghanistan in 2021, the diplomat added. However, Kabulov emphasized that there are a number of issues that need to be overcome. Then the Russian leadership will make a decision.
The radical Taliban movement took control of Afghanistan in 2021. At the same time, American troops and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani hastily left the country. The Taliban entered Kabul without a fight.
In January, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that representatives of the Taliban movement as a whole control power in Afghanistan, and Russia does not stop contacts with them. Issues whose resolution is necessary for them to become a fully recognized government are also being discussed with the Taliban, Lavrov added.
The Foreign Ministry reported on April 1 that they had begun to consider the issue of lifting the Taliban’s status as a terrorist organization, but the final decision would be made by the country’s top political leadership. Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov noted on April 2 that Russia is conducting a dialogue with the movement in power in Afghanistan, as it is necessary to resolve pressing issues.
In December 2023, the Kazakh authorities decided to remove the Taliban from the list of terrorists. Russian Foreign Ministry official Maria Zakharova expressed hope that such a step will have a positive impact on the dialogue with Afghanistan and strengthen security in the region. The diplomat noted that the exclusion of the Taliban from the terrorist list will contribute to its removal from international isolation.
Since March 2022, Moscow has established diplomatic relations with Afghanistan and accredited diplomats from the government formed by the Taliban.