MOSCOW:  Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov underlined that Moscow's "current agenda" does not include recognition of Afghanistan's Taliban-led government.

"It is not on the current agenda," Peskov told reporters on Wednesday when asked about the idea of recognising Afghanistan's new authorities. This has been stated numerous times. Forecasting is pointless, as per TAAS report.
Peskov's statement comes a day after Russia's special envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, suggested Moscow might recognise the Taliban regime but would not follow the path of other countries.

As [per TOLO, Kabulov remarked in an interview with Channel One Russia on Tuesday that the setting up of an inclusive political government in Afghanistan would be the first step toward recognition of the Islamic Emirate.

"Such opportunities do exist. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov both described the situation to Sergey Lavrov. The first stage should be to establish an inclusive ethnopolitical administration. We make no apologies about this, and we tell our Afghan partners straight out.

"As soon as this happens, the groundwork for a meaningful conversation will be laid." "We will act regardless of what the US and the rest of the world think," he declared. No country has recognised the Taliban rule since they gained control of Afghanistan in August 2021.

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