The Taliban movement in power in Afghanistan supports the idea of being removed from the list of terrorist organizations. This was reported by news channel TOLO with reference to the Taliban's deputy official representative, Hamdullah Fitrat.
“We consider this a positive step and it will play an important role in expanding bilateral relations between Afghanistan and the Russian Federation,” Fitrat said.
He added that the Taliban expected similar steps from other countries. In addition, the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed the initiative of the Russian State Duma to remove the Taliban Islamist movement from the list of terrorists and the adoption of the corresponding bill in the first reading. The Kremlin said it had not yet made a decision, and the State Duma explained to Gazeta.Ru that if the Taliban were removed from the list of terrorists, Russians would not face any legal consequences for their involvement. join the movement.