Russia Hails Taliban as ‘Reasonable People,’ Blasts Government
- Lavrov urges rapid progress on power-sharing negotiations
- Russia has described Islamist group as ‘positive’ for security
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Russia on Friday accused elements in the U.S.-backed government in Kabul of blocking power-sharing negotiations and praised the Taliban as “reasonable people.”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged rapid progress in talks on a political solution to the protracted civil war in Afghanistan as U.S. and other foreign forces leave the country after 20 years.