Russia, Taliban

Russia Moves Closer to Taking Taliban Off Terror List
Analysts suggest Russia's primary goal is to assert influence in Afghanistan and Central Asia while countering Western involvement in the region.
Russian lawmakers advance a bill removing the terrorist designation for the Taliban
The lower house of Russia's parliament has given initial approval to a long-discussed bill that would clear the way for Moscow to remove the Taliban’s designation as a terrorist group.
Russian Parliament passes bill to remove Taliban from banned list
According to Reuters, the Russian Parliament passed the bill on Tuesday, December 10. The bill would allow the Taliban to be removed from Russia’s list of terrorist groups, coming just two days after the government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria fell to Islamist rebels.
Russia moves closer to recognising Taliban regime
No country currently recognises the Taliban government which seized power in August 2021 as US-led forces staged a chaotic withdrawal after 20 years of war. But Russia has been gradually building ties with the movement, which President Vladimir Putin said in July was now an ally in fighting terrorism.
Russia moves bill removing terrorist label for Taliban
Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, took a preliminary step Tuesday toward potentially lifting the Taliban's terrorist designation. The Duma passed a bill on its first reading that would allow a court to temporarily suspend an organization's terrorist label.
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