Russia is ready to assist the Taliban in the fight against terrorism in Afghanistan through the relevant structures. This was stated in an interview with RIA Novosti Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov.
Kabulov recalled that on April 17, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation announced the decision to suspend the prohibition of the movement of the Taliban, included in the Unified Federal List of Organizations, including foreign and international organizations recognized in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation by terrorist.
“This was the result of the long and meticulous work of the Russian departments – the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Federal Security Service, the Ministry of Justice, the General Prosecutor’s Office. The decision of the Supreme Court removed the obstacle to establishing a full partnership with Kabul, including in the confrontation of the terrorist threat,” he said.
“We see and appreciate the efforts that the Taliban make in the struggle against the Afghan wing ISIS (deash) -” Wilage Khorasan “, who profess the ultraradic ideology of” Global Jihad “. This group is a common enemy for Russia and Afghanistan, and we will provide a feasible assistance to the authorities of this country through specialized structures,” said it. Kabulov.
The special representative of the President of the Russian Federation noted that the cooperation between Moscow and Kabul and this continues de facto.
“The decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on the suspension of the prohibition of the movement of the Taliban finally eliminates all the obstacles for the full -format cooperation of our countries in various fields. The arrival of Afghanistan Ambassador to Moscow will put the final point in this matter. We will officially announce this,” he said.
According to Kabulov, the Russian Federation expects information from the Afghan side about the candidacy of the ambassador.
“We will consider it, in case of approval, we will give out Agreman. This is an established diplomatic practice,” he explained.
The edge of that, the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation said that Moscow is ready “for contacts with Westerners, including Americans, in Afghanistan”.
“But we expect that they will actually demonstrate their constructive mood, first of all, they will take measures to unlock national Afghan Avoars, which were frozen in Western banks immediately after the Taliban came to power. As for the Americans introducing duties on Afghan goods – this is unlikely to seriously afford the Afghan economy, because the volume of trade operations between Kabul and Washington. It is not more than 10 million dollars a year that such steps can only push the Taliban to intensify the course of rapprochement with the countries of the region, including Russia, ”he added.