Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow supported the Taliban (a terrorist group forbidden in Russia) in the fight against ISIL (“Islamic State” – a terrorist group banned in Russia) in Afghanistan. His words leads RBC.
also the Foreign Minister stressed that Russia will continue to encourage Taliban to civilized behavior. According to him, to continue contacts with the Taliban, the abolition of existing sanctions is not required in their respect. He stressed that today’s state of affairs does not limit and does not prevent Moscow’s contacts with the Taliban.
Lavrov said that comparing the “Taliban” with other terrorist groups, it is impossible to divide them on bad and good, but sanctions on representatives of this movement are introduced with a large number of reservations. “First of all, it is done so that you can lead a dialogue with them,” the minister stressed.
Previously, Lavrov said that the departure of Americans from Afghanistan was hasty and occurred without analyzing the consequences that may occur due to a huge amount of weapons left in the country.
August 15 Representatives of the Taliban took control of Kabul – the capital and the last city, which was distributed by the power of the former government and the President of Ashraf Ghani.