Taliban-ruled Afghanistan's delegation attends business forum in Russia

Russia had proscribed the Taliban movement as a terrorist outfit in 2003. Since the hasty withdrawal of the US troops in August 2021, the Taliban has gained control over Afghanistan.

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Russia sees prospects in trade and economic cooperation with Kabul, a Russian minister said Friday as Taliban-ruled Afghanistan's flag shared space with other nations for the first time at a Russian-Afghan business forum.

An official Taliban delegation is attending an Islamic forum being held in Muslim-majority region Tatarstan's capital Kazan, weeks after the Russian Supreme Court lifted a ban on the Islamist movement, which was proscribed in Russia as a terrorist organisation.

According to the Foreign Ministry officials, Moscow is expecting the appointment of a new Afghan Ambassador representing the Taliban government in Kabul.