Senior security official of Russia, Sergey Shoigu assured Afghanistan officials to remove Taliban from its list of banned organizations.
Sergey recently met with representatives from Afghanistan’s interim government and announced that Russia would soon remove Taliban from its blacklist.
This visit of Russian officials is marked by diplomatic efforts of China and Iran as high-profile guests from Russia are currently present in Kabul.
After the Donal Trump victory in recent US presidential elections, this meeting Russia and Afghanistan officials is an unexpected political development.
As per media reports Shoigu, secretary of Russia’s Security Council, met with Abdul Ghani Baradar, Afghanistan’s Deputy Prime Minister to discuss economic affairs, in Kabul.
Following the meeting, Baradar’s office iisued a statement on X. The statement highlighted that Russia expressed interest in enhancing bilateral cooperation with Afghanistan. “Russia has assured to remove Islamic Emirate name from the list of its banned organization”, statement says.
This visit from Russian officials has ignited an international discussion. This discussion suggests that Russia might be seeking cooperation with Afghanistan to address the growing threat posed by ISIS.
Overall, this meeting is expected to be beneficial for both countries, helping to improve political relations and strengthen economic partnerships.
