Russia Lifts Ban on Taliban Amid Growing Ties With the Group
Taliban security personnel parade to celebrate the third anniversary of Taliban's takeover of the country, in Kandahar, on Aug. 14.
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Russia’s Supreme Court lifted a ban on the Taliban, the latest step in growing relations between Moscow and the Islamist group in Afghanistan.
“The decision comes into legal force immediately,” the court said on Thursday, according to the state-run Tass news agency.