Russia’s Supreme Court suspends ban on Afghanistan’s Taliban | Taliban News

The group that seized power in Afghanistan in 2021 is removed from Russia’s list of banned ‘terror’ organisations.

Russia’s Supreme Court has suspended its ban on the Taliban, which it had designated for more than 20 years as “a terrorist organisation”. The latest move is aimed at normalising ties with the de facto rulers of Afghanistan.

Thursday’s ruling – prompted by a request from the prosecutor general – is effective immediately, Judge Oleg Nefedov announced, according…