[Regnum] The Taliban movement (the organization is under UN sanctions for terrorist activities) in Kyrgyzstan has been excluded from the list of banned organizations, the republic’s Foreign Ministry reported on September 6.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic confirms that after careful consideration and comprehensive assessment by the competent state bodies of the country, a decision was made to exclude the Taliban movement from the list of banned organizations on the territory of the Kyrgyz Republic,” the department reported.
The Ministry stressed that it supports the efforts of the international community to ensure a stable and peaceful environment in Asia, including Afghanistan.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on May 27, the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Justice reported to President Vladimir Putin that the Taliban movement could be excluded from the list of terrorist organizations.
On July 3, Kazakhstan removed the Taliban from the list of terrorist organizations. As the president of the republic, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, noted, this will allow for the development of economic cooperation with Afghanistan, where the Taliban have been in power since 2021.
The Prosecutor General's Office of Kyrgyzstan published an updated register of banned organizations on September 2. The Taliban was not on the list. The republic's authorities have not yet published an official announcement.
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Russia understands Kyrgyzstan's decision to remove the Taliban movement (the organization is under UN sanctions for terrorist activities) from the list of terrorist organizations. This was stated at a briefing on September 6 by the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov.
The Kremlin representative recalled that Kyrgyzstan is very, very close geographically to Afghanistan, and the Taliban is the de facto power in Kabul.
"It is very important for neighbors to build relationships with the de facto authorities. This is necessary, without this it is impossible to build any contacts," Peskov explained.
He added that Moscow understands this situation.
On September 2, the Prosecutor General's Office of Kyrgyzstan published an updated register of organizations banned in the republic, which did not include the Taliban. A representative of the Kyrgyz State Commission on Religious Affairs did not explain the reasons for this decision, but confirmed that the prosecutor's office could have followed the example of neighboring Kazakhstan, where the Taliban were no longer considered terrorists back in early June.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, on June 3, Kazakhstan removed the Taliban movement from the terrorist list in order to develop economic cooperation with Afghanistan. As the country's president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, explained, one of the strategic tasks at the present stage is the active involvement of Afghanistan in interregional relations.
On May 27, the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Ministry of Justice reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin that the Taliban movement could be removed from the list of terrorists. Zamir Kabulov, the Russian President's Special Representative for Afghanistan and the head of the Second Asian Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry, said that recognition of the Taliban was much closer than when they came to power in Afghanistan in 2021.
The Russian leader said on May 28 that the status of the Taliban movement is constantly being discussed. Putin added that Russia takes into account the opinion of each country in the region on the issue of recognizing the Taliban. The decision, according to the head of state, will be worked out together.