Russia-Taliban Working Group To Be Formed, Says Zamir Kabulov

Zamir Kabulov, Russia's representative for Afghanistan affairs, announced that Moscow wants to form a bilateral Russia-Taliban working group in the spring of 2025.

Kabulov said that in a situation where the Taliban has not yet been recognised, the group will replace the Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation.

According to the TASS news agency, Zamir Kabulov said, "Next spring, a bilateral working group will be formed in the field of trade and economic relations, in which case the lack of recognition of the regime will replace the intergovernmental commission on economic, trade and other cooperation."

Earlier, Russia's Supreme Court had recognised the Taliban as a terrorist organisation and banned the group's activities in Russia.
Russia currently has close diplomatic relations with the Taliban, and Moscow has said that removing the Taliban from the list of terrorist organisations is under consideration.

Russian President Vladimir Putin recently signed a law that allows for the temporary suspension of the activities of terrorist organisations in the country. According to this law, Russian judicial institutions are allowed to temporarily and conditionally remove the Taliban's name from the list of terrorist groups.