The Russian ambassador in Kabul will meet the Taliban Tuesday, announced Monday the Kremlin's envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, specifying that Moscow would decide to recognize or not the new Afghan power according to its "
actions
".
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The Russian ambassador (Dmitri Jirnov) is in contact with the Taliban, tomorrow he will meet their security coordinator
" to discuss in particular questions related to the security of the Russian embassy in Kabul, indicated Mr. Kabulov. on the Moscow Echo radio.
Russian recognition will depend on actions
The Taliban "
are already providing security for the outer perimeter of the Russian embassy."
Tomorrow, they will discuss the details for the long term,
”he said.
According to Mr. Kabulov, the recognition or not by Russia of the new Afghan power "
will depend on its actions
".
“
We will look carefully at how responsible their approach to the governance of the country will be (...).
And the Russian authorities will draw the necessary conclusions
”, continues the Russian diplomat.
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Russia had already indicated on Sunday that it was not considering an evacuation of its embassy in Kabul, assuring that it had received "
guarantees
" from the Taliban regarding the security of its diplomatic mission.
"
As astonishing as it is, the situation is calm now
" in Kabul, assured Mr. Kabulov.
Afghanistan was in Taliban hands on Monday after government forces collapsed and President Ashraf Ghani fled abroad.
The speed at which the Taliban seized power came "as
a surprise
" to Russia, admitted Kabulov.
“
We overestimated the armed forces of Afghanistan,
” he added.
"
And they dropped everything on the first shot
."