The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed the matter on Friday. This information was reported by the news agency Reuters with reference to the Russian official news agency Taser.
Tas quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special representative in Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, as saying that the decision would have to go through various legal processes.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said last July, “Russia considers the Taliban an ally in the fight against terrorism.”
In August 2021, the Taliban took power in Afghanistan for the second time. Since then, Russia has been trying to improve relations with the Taliban. However, Russia has not yet recognized the Taliban as a legitimate organization.
Russia listed the Taliban as a terrorist organization in 2003. Removing the Taliban from the list of terrorist organizations is therefore considered an important step for Moscow in normalizing relations with Afghanistan.
Although no country in the world has recognized the Taliban government, China and the United Arab Emirates have recently received the ambassador of Afghanistan.
After the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers of the United States on September 11, 2001, the US military began operations in Afghanistan. They were joined by troops from the Western military alliance NATO and other US allies.
After that, the government in Afghanistan was run under the supervision of the United States for 20 consecutive years. In 2021, when the US troops left Afghanistan in the face of a massive coup, the Taliban seized power.