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Taliban praises Moscow plans to remove movement from terror list

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  • Source: Agencies
  • 27 May 2024 20:17
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This comes after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared the Taliban movement is the real authority in Afghanistan and Moscow plans to remove it from the list of organizations banned in Russia.

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  • Suhail Shaheen, Afghan Taliban spokesman speaks during a joint news conference in Moscow, Russia. (AP)
    Suhail Shaheen, Afghan Taliban spokesman speaks during a joint news conference in Moscow, Russia. (AP)

Suhail Shaheen, head of the Taliban's political office in Qatar, told Sputnik on Monday that Kabul appreciates Russia's proposal to remove the Taliban from the terrorist list.

This comes after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared the Taliban movement is the real authority in Afghanistan and Moscow plans to remove it from the list of organizations banned in Russia.

"We welcome the proposal of the Russian Foreign Ministry and Justice Ministry to Kremlin to remove the status of a terrorist organization from IEA," Shaheen said, adding that the Taliban "appreciate Mr. Lavrov's statement and it also indicates, that Russia follows realpolitik and puts its national interests ahead."

The official further expressed the Taliban's desire to foster positive relations with the international community.

"We were never terrorists but were fighting for the liberation of our country from foreign occupation. This was our legitimate right... We want positive relations with neighboring, regional, and world countries. We are in a new era following the independence of Afghanistan, ripe for engagement in various fields," Shaheen said.

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