Published December 30,2023
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Kazakhstan eliminated the Afghan Taliban motion from the record of terrorist organizations.
In an interview with Kazakh state news company Kazinform on Friday, the nation’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Aybek Smadiyarov identified that the Taliban are usually not listed as a terrorist group by the UN Security Council.
“Kazakhstan regularly conducts an audit of the national list of terrorist organizations banned in the republic in order to update it. As part of this process, it was decided to exclude the Taliban movement from it in accordance with UN practice. Thus, according to the resolutions of the UN Security Council, which are binding, the Taliban movement is not included in the lists of organizations recognized by the UN Security Council as terrorist,” he mentioned.
Further contacts between Kazakhstan and Afghanistan might be developed primarily based on the UN place, and resolutions authorized by the UN General Assembly and Security Council, he mentioned.
Commenting on the transfer, the Russian Foreign Ministry mentioned this determination could have a optimistic affect on the event of dialogue between the Kazakh and Afghan authorities, and strengthen mutual belief, together with in frequent efforts to keep up regional safety and fight terrorism and drug crime.
“This step will contribute to Afghanistan’s exit from international isolation and its further integration into global political and economic processes, and will open up new opportunities for humanitarian support to the Afghan population,” the diplomatic service emphasised.
The ministry additionally expects this transfer to facilitate the promotion of inter-Afghan reconciliation and to contribute to the stabilization of the scenario within the nation.
Taliban returned to rule Afghanistan in August 2021 after over 20 years of struggle.
Source: www.anews.com.tr