Russia Seeks ‘Good Relations’ With Taliban as U.S. Troops Exit
- Kabul leadership worried about losing power, Russia says
- Taliban won’t be able to dictate Islamic rule: Putin envoy
Afghanistan's capital Kabul
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Russia said it expects to build close ties with the Taliban as American forces start withdrawing from Afghanistan under a peace deal signed last month.
“We want to have normal ties with any new administration in Kabul,” President Vladimir Putin’s envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said in an interview on Friday in Moscow. “The Taliban understands very well that when they join the government, they’ll need to work for national interests and for that they’ll need good relations with Russia.”