The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation asked to suspend the ban on the activities of the Taliban movement

The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation asks to suspend the ban on the activities of the Taliban movement (the organization is under UN sanctions for terrorist activities. This was announced on March 31 by the Supreme Court of Russia.

"The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation has received and accepted an administrative statement of claim from the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation for the suspension of the ban on the activities of the Taliban movement," the press service said.

The court hearing is scheduled for 14:00 Moscow time on April 17 and will be held behind closed doors.

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Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on November 27, 2024, that without removing the status of terrorists from the Taliban, it is impossible to develop cooperation with Afghanistan in practice.

In June of the same year, Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that stability in Afghanistan was very important both for the Russian Federation and for other countries in the region, so it was necessary to build relations with the Taliban government.