Russia removes Afghan Taliban from list of banned terrorist groups – Middle East Monitor

Russia, on Thursday, suspended its ban on the Taliban, which it had designated for more than two decades as a terrorist organisation, in a move that paves the way for Moscow to normalise ties with the leadership of Afghanistan, Reuters reports.

No country currently recognises the Taliban government that seized power in August 2021, as US-led forces staged a chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of war. But Russia has been gradually building…