Russia’s plan to expand relations with the Taliban and reduce American influence

According to the regional office of Tasnim news agency, “Niki “Asia” quoted experts and analysts of the Afghanistan region and wrote: Russia’s plan to remove the Taliban from the list of terrorist organizations shows the country’s effort to eliminate American influence in the region and Moscow’s desire for closer relations with Kabul.

This report emphasized that the Taliban has stubbornly fought against the ISIS terrorist group and added: The recent attack has motivated Moscow and the Taliban to recognize not only ISIS but also the United States as a common threat.

“Barnet Rubin”, director of the Center for International Cooperation at New York University, also said in an interview: “When terrorists attack Russia, the Russians believe that the terrorists secretly aided or supported by America.

Rubin, who was an adviser to the US government on Afghanistan and Pakistan, said: While the Taliban are willing to have better relations with Washington, they also do not want to surrender to the demands of the United States. In this way, gaining legitimacy from Russia is in line with its goals.

Rubin went on to say: I imagine that the Taliban are trying to keep America away from their borders. and they look at the Russians as reliable partners.

“Zardasht Shams”, the former diplomat of Afghanistan in Pakistan, also said that this Russian action is a strengthening of the Taliban’s position in the region. . Being removed from the list of terrorist and banned groups will definitely increase the morale of the Taliban and their international credibility, and will challenge the American world order that traditionally decides who are good and who are bad.

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