Kremlin: Understands Kyrgyzstan’s decision to remove Taliban from banned list

In response to Kyrgyzstan’s decision to remove the Taliban from its list of banned groups, Russia has expressed understanding, noting that Afghanistan’s neighbors have the right to establish relations with the Taliban administration.

TASS reported that Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin spokesperson, stated that “it is important for the neighbors [of Afghanistan] to have relations with the current authorities.” Peskov implicitly welcomed Kyrgyzstan’s decision, suggesting...