The group that seals power in Afghanistan in 2021, withdrew from the list of organizations of ‘terror’ forbidden in Russia.
The Supreme Court of Russia has suspended its prohibition of the Taliban, which had designated for more than 20 years as “a terrorist organization.” The last movement is aimed at the ties of standardization with the de facto rulers of Afghanistan.
Thursday’s ruling, caused by a request from the Attorney General, is immediately effective, Judge Oleg Nefedov announced, according to the Tass news agency in Russia.
The movement in favor of the group that took power in Afghanistan in 2021 follows years of gradual approach with Moscow, despite a turbulent story that goes back to the Afghan civil war of the 1990s.
More recently, shared security interests, including the fight against the Regional Affiliate of Isil (ISIS), ISKP, have attracted Russia and Taliban.
Last year, President Vladimir Putin described the Taliban as an “ally” in the efforts contrary to terrorism, while his envoy to Kabul announced plans to eliminate the group.
Moscow, who has organized Taliban officials during several forums in recent years, is also looking to use Afghanistan as a transit center for gas exports to Southeast Asia.
“Moscow will continue its course on the political, commercial and economic development of Development with Kabul,” said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in October last year.
Other Asian countries have also improved ties with the Taliban in recent years, he thought that no state has moved to collect it completely.
In 2023, Kazakhstan tok the group, which has prohibited the education of girls and restricted the movement of women, outside their list of “terrorist organizations.” Kirguistán did the same last year.
China, India, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Iran are among the nations with embassies in Kabul, with Beijing as the first in 2023 to name an ambassador after the acquisition of the Taliban.