Russia will assist the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan combat towards the Afghan department of Islamic State, Moscow’s particular consultant for the nation was quoted as saying on Friday (Could 2).
Zamir Kabulov, a former Russian ambassador to Afghanistan, referred to Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-Okay) because the “frequent enemy” of Moscow and Kabul.
“We see and admire the efforts that the Taliban are making within the combat towards the Afghan wing of ISIS,” Kabulov instructed the RIA state information company in an interview.
“We are going to present our greatest help to the authorities of (Afghanistan) by specialised constructions.”
No nation at present recognises the Taliban authorities that seized energy in August 2021 as US-led forces staged a chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of struggle.
However in a step in direction of recognition, Russia final month formally eliminated the Taliban from its record of terrorist organisations, to which it had been added in 2003.
Kabulov’s feedback underscore the dramatic rapprochement lately between Moscow and Kabul, which President Vladimir Putin stated final yr was now Russia’s “ally” in combating terrorism.
Russia has been left reeling from a number of Islamic State-linked assaults, together with the shooting of 145 people at a live performance corridor exterior Moscow in March 2024 which was claimed by ISIS. US officers stated they’d intelligence indicating ISIS-Okay was accountable.
