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Russia will meet with the Taliban and conditioned their recognition on the 'actions' of the new government

2021-08-16T12:44:38.777Z


The Moscow embassy in Afghanistan is one of the few that has not been evacuated in Kabul. 08/16/2021 9:28 AM Clarín.com World Updated 08/16/2021 9:28 AM The Russian ambassador in Kabul will meet with the Taliban on Tuesday in the Afghan capital, reported Afghanistan's official in the Kremlin, Zamir Kabulov, who said that his country will decide whether or not to recognize the authorities of the insurgents based on their " actions " . "Our ambassador (Dmitri Jirnov) is in contact wit


08/16/2021 9:28 AM

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Updated 08/16/2021 9:28 AM

The Russian ambassador in Kabul will

meet with the Taliban on Tuesday

in the Afghan capital, reported Afghanistan's official in the Kremlin, Zamir Kabulov, who said that his country will decide whether or not to recognize the authorities of the insurgents

based on their " actions "

.

"Our ambassador (Dmitri Jirnov) is in contact with the Taliban leaders and tomorrow (Tuesday) he will meet with the Taliban coordinator for security" to mention especially

issues related to the security of the

Russian

embassy

in Kabul, Kabulov told the Ekho Moskvy radio.

The Taliban "already guarantee the security of the outer perimeter of the Russian embassy. Tomorrow (Tuesday) they will talk about this long-term issue," he said.

Taliban fighters entered Kabul this weekend.

Photo: AFP

Kabulov explained that "recognition or not

will depend on the actions of this new regime

."

"We will look carefully to what extent their approach to the country's government is responsible ... And the Russian authorities will draw the necessary conclusions," he added.

Russia said on Sunday that it

did not foresee an evacuation of its embassy

in Kabul, assuring that they had received "guarantees" from the Taliban on the security of their diplomatic mission.

"Although it may seem surprising, the situation is calm at the moment" in Kabul, Kabulov said.

The fall of Kabul shocks the world.

Photo: EFE

Afghanistan was in the hands of the Taliban on Monday, who in record time managed to seize control of the country and finally entered Kabul on Sunday, causing the collapse of the government and the flight of President Ashraf Ghani.

"We have

overestimated the armed forces of Afghanistan

. They abandoned everything as soon as they heard the first shot," Kabulov said Monday.

The ambassador in Kabul, Dmitri Jirnov, told Russian television Russia 24 that the Taliban had restored "public order" in Kabul and guaranteed the security of the diplomatic headquarters.

"Russia wants Afghanistan to be

civilized, free from terrorism and drugs

and to maintain good relations with all the countries of the world," Jirnov said.

And "the Taliban have promised us all that and we hope they will keep their promises," he added.

As a positive sign, he said that "the girls' schools continue to function."

Russia has

tried to strengthen its relations with the Taliban

in recent years and received their representatives in Moscow on several occasions, the last one last month.

Source: AFP 

Look also

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Source: clarin

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