Locals ride a wagon down a street in Kabul. File photoMOSCOW, May 13.Afghan Charge d'Affaires in Moscow Jamal Nasir Garwal in an interview with RIA Novosti expressed the hope that Russia will become the first country to officially recognize the Taliban government. «We very much hope so. And we especially want Russia to become the first country to officially do this — recognize it,» the head of the Afghan diplomatic mission said. Garhwal, appointed by the Taliban (the movement is under UN sanctions for terrorist activities), began work in Moscow in April. At the same time, the Russian diplomatic department emphasized that the issuance of accreditation to a diplomat from the Taliban government does not mean their official recognition by Moscow. According to Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Federation «wants to work towards full diplomatic recognition of the new authorities in Afghanistan, on the understanding that they will fulfill their promise and create an inclusive government.» to Kabul and the next day they announced that the war was over. On the night of August 31, the US military left the Kabul airport, ending nearly 20 years of US military presence in Afghanistan. In early September, the composition of the interim government of Afghanistan was announced, which was headed by Mohammad Hassan Akhund, who was in charge of foreign policy during the first rule of the Taliban * and has been under UN sanctions since 2001. *The movement is under UN sanctions for terrorist activitiesRead full interview with Jamal Garhwal >>
Authorities in Kabul do not need Russia's help in the fight against IS*, the diplomat said
