Russia has removed the Taliban from the list of terrorist organizations: Russia has removed the Taliban from the list of terrorist groups. Along with this exercise, Russia has also lifted the restrictions imposed on the Taliban in 2003. The Taliban has won a major victory in its efforts to gain recognition of its government in Afghanistan and establish diplomatic relations with countries around the world.
The Russian Supreme Court has lifted the restrictions imposed on the Taliban two decades ago. This move of the Supreme Court indicates an improvement in relations between Moscow and the Taliban group, which is running a self -proclaimed government in Afghanistan. According to Russian government agency Tas, the Taliban has been removed from the list of terrorist groups after the court’s decision. Significantly, Russia had banned the Taliban, saying that any organization or person working with it can be punished according to the Russian law.
The courts in Russia have the right to include or exclude any person from any terrorist group. Russia declared the Taliban a terrorist group in 2003. The Taliban, an Islamic group in Afghanistan, captured power after the US Army moved from Afghanistan in 2021. Since then, the Taliban government is being criticized and opposed in countries around the world due to oppressive policies against women and children. However, the Taliban is trying to improve relations with the world. Under this, Taliban leaders participated in the St. Petersburg Economic Forum in June last year.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said about the court’s decision that removing the Taliban from the terrorist group is a major step. This has paved the way for the government partnership with Kabul. Our goal is to improve our relations with this region and Afghanistan by fighting a fight against drugs and terrorism.
Aamir Khan Muttki, Foreign Minister of Afghanistan’s Taliban government, congratulated Russia for this decision. He said that this is an important step towards deepening relations between the two countries. With this decision, the challenges facing the growing political and economic cooperation between the two countries have now gone away.
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