Developments in Afghanistan - TASS

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Afghan women forced into secret beauty salons amid Taliban persecution — media

Global community slowly accepting Taliban’s authority in Afghanistan — Russian envoy

UN to accept Russia removing Taliban from list of banned organizations as fact — official

Lasting peace in Afghanistan impossible without dialogue with Taliban — Russian diplomat

Taliban praise Russian authorities' statements on relations with Afghanistan — spokesman

Zabihullah Mujahid stated that the Taliban government has "extremely positive diplomatic and trading relations" with Russia

Necessary to build ties with Taliban as they control Afghanistan — Putin

"We need to proceed from reality and build relations accordingly," the Russian leader explained

Russian Supreme Court’s ruling needed to remove Taliban from list of terrorists — lawyer

According to Dmitry Agranovsky, Russian practice does not know any precedents of removing the status of a terrorist organization, and the law does not give direct instructions on the possibility of resolving this conflict

Russian presidential envoy visits Afghanistan to discuss political cooperation

Russian presidential envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov met with Deputy Prime Minister for political issues Abdul Kabir, Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, and Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani

Iranian authorities debunk reports of clashes at border with Afghanistan

Deputy Governor of the Sistan and Baluchistan Province Alireza Marhamati noted that "no clashes took place" and the border is open

Taliban clashes with Iranian border security in southwestern Afghanistan

Neither the Taliban nor the Iranian authorities have commented on the report yet

SCO calls on Afghanistan to fulfill obligations in fighting terrorism — Security Council

"The heads of delegations called on the de facto authorities of Afghanistan to consistently fulfill their obligations in the field of counterterrorism, especially in preventing the activities of international terrorist organizations and other groups based on Afghan soil that pose a serious threat to the SCO space," the statement said

Russia considers removing Taliban from list of terrorist organizations — MFA

The final decision will be made by the country's top political leadership, the ministry said

Russia, US not in contact about Afghanistan — Russian MFA

Earlier, Zamir Kabulov said that Russia would continue to stay in contact with China, Iran and Pakistan about Afghanistan

Russia still does not officially recognize Taliban, diplomat says

The Taliban formed an interim Afghan government on September 7, 2021, the legitimacy of which has not yet been recognized by any country