Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the militants of the Taliban terrorist movement (prohibited in Russia) still do not control the whole territory of Afghanistan. It quotes RIA Novosti.
At the same time, on August 15, the representatives of the movement announced the seizure of power in Afghanistan – this happened after the capture of the capital of Kabul. On the same day, the President of the country Ashraf Ghani left the republic. The leadership of the state accepted the temporary advice, which will have to transfer the power of Taliban.
While the international community does not recognize the Taliban legitimate in Afghanistan. In particular, Russia occupies this position, the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Afghanistan, director of the second Department of Asia Foreign Ministry of Russia Zamir Kabulov. At the same time, he assured that Moscow is ready to work with the transitional government.