According to Iraf News Agency, the Kremlin announced that Gol Hassan Hassan, the ambassador of the Taliban government in Moscow, presented his credentials to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
This move comes as Russia remains the only country to have officially recognized the Taliban government.
In September, Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s special representative for Afghanistan, stated that Moscow’s recognition of the Taliban government was based on a range of reasons, not solely political.
In an interview with the “Express Tribune” Newspaper, Kabulov said: “Our primary goal in recognizing the Islamic Emirate is to create a secure environment for Russian investments and to strengthen economic and political ties with Afghanistan.”
Kabulov also emphasized the importance of combating terrorist groups, citing the Islamic State-Khorasan (ISIS-K) as the most significant threat to the region. He added that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM) pose serious threats to Pakistan’s and China’s security, respectively, and must be eliminated.
Despite recognizing the Taliban government, Russia had previously refrained from accepting the credentials of the Taliban ambassador in Moscow.
