Russia is Legalizing the Taliban

What an irony of history! Becoming friends with the former KGB agent Putin the Terrible! Desperation makes strange bedfellows! 😊

"Ahead of this year’s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum—which has been attended by a Taliban delegation since 2022—the Kremlin handed a PR victory to the rulers of Afghanistan. The Russian foreign and justice ministries submitted a formal proposal to President Vladimir Putin to remove the Taliban from Russia’s list of designated terrorist organizations. The Taliban has been on that list since 2003, along with groups like al-Qaeda, for backing separatists in the North Caucasus back then. ..."

Why Is Russia Legalizing the Taliban? - Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center Although there are potential security and economic benefits for Moscow to be gained from closer ties to Afghanistan, they will be difficult to achieve. 

Life in Afghanistan. Boats shaped like a swan carrying an automatic rifle