Kabulov: Removal Process of ‘Taliban’ Names From Terrorist List Ongoing

In a report, TASS quoted Kabulov saying that this process is “going well.”

The report said: “Asked when the Taliban could be removed from the list, Kabulov, who is also director of the Foreign Ministry’s Second Asia Department, replied, “When all procedures are completed. They are still going on.”

“The majority of Central Asian countries and other countries that follow Russia’s policies are doing the same, which will benefit the people of Afghanistan,” said Salim Paigir, a political analyst.

Russia has consistently emphasized global engagement with the Islamic Emirate.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have previously emphasized the removal of “Taliban” officials’ names from the terrorist list, stating that they are the real power in Afghanistan.

Simultaneously, the Islamic Emirate also welcomed this decision by Russia, calling it the right of Afghanistan’s caretaker government.

Hamdullah Fetrat, deputy spokesperson for the Islamic Emirate, told TOLOnews: “It is the right of the Afghan people that their officials’ names be removed from the blacklist and all imposed restrictions on Afghanistan be lifted.”

Some political experts believe that removing the Islamic Emirate officials’ names from Russia’s prohibited list could have positive impacts on the Islamic Emirate’s relations with some countries around the world.

“Current Afghan officials must also take steps based on national interests, abandon confrontation, and focus on dialogue,” said Mohammad Zalmai Afghanyar, a political analyst.

After Russia’s Ministries of Justice and Foreign Affairs proposed to President Vladimir Putin the possibility of removing the “Taliban’s” name from the list of terrorist groups, Kazakhstan was the first country to remove the names of Islamic Emirate officials from the terrorist group list.