The special representative of the Russian president for Afghanistan - Zamir Kabulov announced that the Russian authorities will soon remove the Taliban movement from the list of terrorist organizations. According to him, the corresponding decision has already been taken, it is yet to be formalized according to the established legal order, BNR writes.
The Department of Foreign Affairs, the Federal Security Service and other agencies complete this process. Kabulov also said that it is possible that the Taliban will be invited to the BRICS meeting at the end of October in the city of Kazan.
In May of this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that the Taliban were the legitimate authority in Afghanistan with which relations should be established.