The victory of Taliban (a terrorist organization prohibited in Russia) over the republican regime previously in Afghanistan and the arrival of militants to power in the country – a fact that the foreign states need to be recognized. This was stated by the Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, the official representative of the foreign policy department of Maria Zakharov at a briefing, the broadcast of which led on Youtube RT TV channel.
According to Zakharov, the Taliban authorities in Kabul – “the reality that the international community must take into account”
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Earlier it was reported that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov appreciated the quality of the negotiations of the Afghan authorities with the Taliban: according to him, the official Kabul did not strive to fulfill agreements with radicals.
August 12, before the Taliban occupied Kabul, they were offered the government in the capital of the world, provided that the transitional government will create in the country, which will include representatives of the movement. Also, the militants promised not to overthrow the president of Ashraf Ghani. The government did not consider the offer.