Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, stated at the 22nd Doha Forum that Afghanistan’s caretaker government “are not, as an organization, on the UN terrorist list. Several leaders of the Taliban are on the personal terrorist list.”
Lavrov noted that the UN’s blacklist is limited to a few officials of the Islamic Emirate.
At this forum, the Russian foreign minister added that Moscow has not closed its embassy in Kabul during Afghanistan’s decades-long developments.
” We never withdrew our embassy from Kabul. The embassy was staying there throughout the American and coalition occupation, throughout their shameful departure. We never withdrew the embassy,” said Sergey Lavrov.
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Regarding the similarities between the collapse of Syria and Afghanistan’s previous government, Lavrov remarked that the United States exited Afghanistan with even greater haste.
Establishing pragmatic interactions with Afghanistan’s caretaker government is a matter that Russian officials have consistently emphasized. Previously, Sergey Lavrov had also spoken about the possibility of removing Islamic Emirate officials’ names from his country’s sanctions list.
Some political analysts, given the ongoing regional tensions, say that maintaining a balance in relations with both the East and the West is crucial.
Sangar Amirzada, an international relations expert, told TOLOnews: “Unfortunately, we have been victims—victims of the leadership of the East and the West. Based on this, if there are greater inclinations toward one side, it will expose us to serious risks.”
Discussions about the UN’s terrorist group list come as the UN Security Council is set to review the mandate of its sanctions committee on the Islamic Emirate this Thursday.
This news is sourced from [Tolo News] and is for informational purposes only
