A Taliban security personnel (R) inspects a vehicle at the entrance of the Embassy of Russia in Kabul on April 17, 2025. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP)
Kabul: Afghanistan's Taliban authorities on Thursday praised the Russian move to scrap their designation as a "terrorist organisation", saying it was a "significant development" in relations with Moscow.
In a meeting with Moscow's ambassador to Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi thanked Russia "for this step and called it a significant development in relations between Afghanistan and Russia", said a ministry statement on X.
