According to Kazakh media, Kazakhstan will exclude the “Taliban” from the list of banned organizations. Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stated that “as part of efforts to develop economic cooperation with this country, Kazakhstan has excluded the ‘Taliban’ movement from the list of terrorist organizations.” He noted that this step “will contribute to the further integration […]
According to Kazakh media, Kazakhstan will exclude the “Taliban” from the list of banned organizations.
Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev stated that “as part of efforts to develop economic cooperation with this country, Kazakhstan has excluded the ‘Taliban’ movement from the list of terrorist organizations.”
He noted that this step “will contribute to the further integration of this country into the global community.”
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reported that “the ‘Taliban’ movement is a real authority in Afghanistan,” and Russia may exclude the “Taliban” from the list of terrorist organizations.
While no country has officially recognized the Taliban government for nearly three years, if Russia and Kazakhstan exclude the “Taliban” from the list of terrorist organizations, it would be in the interests of the Taliban. Just a few days ago, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid welcomed this initiative from Kazakhstan and Russia.
In 2002, after the Taliban government was overthrown by the United States and its Western allies in Afghanistan, the Supreme Court of Russia recognized the Taliban as a terrorist organization, resulting in all countries in the Central Asian region, including Tajikistan, also listing the Taliban as a banned organization. The Supreme Court of Tajikistan recently confirmed that it still considers this group a terrorist organization; however, the government of Emomali Rahmon is actively cooperating with the Taliban.