Lavrov: Taliban is the real power in Afghanistan
| The Russian Foreign Minister announced today: Taliban is the real power in Afghanistan; This country is important to us. |
reported by Mehr News Agency According to the Riannosti news agency, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov announced in a speech on Monday: Taliban is the real power in Afghanistan; This country is important for us.
The Russian Foreign Minister continued that the initiative to remove the Taliban from the list of banned organizations shows awareness of the reality.
Sergei Lavrov added to the report of the AFP agency: “Kazakhstan has recently made this decision; We also want to remove them from the list of terrorist organizations.
Kazakhstan removed the Taliban from the list of banned organizations at the end of 2023.
Sergei Lavrov said that Russia’s decision is about recognizing the realities on the ground.
Lavrov further added: They are the real power. We are not indifferent to Afghanistan. And most importantly, our allies in Central Asia are not indifferent.
