Russia to ask Taliban to worldwide talks in Moscow Oct 20 – Instances of India

Khalil Haqqani (3R), Taliban’s new minister for refugees stands together with Taliban officers and commanders (AFP)

MOSCOW: Russia will invite the Taliban to worldwide talks on Afghanistan scheduled for October 20 in Moscow, the Kremlin’s envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, stated Thursday.
In response to a query from Russian journalists on whether or not representatives of the hardline group could be invited to negotiations involving China, India, Iran and Pakistan, Kabulov stated: “Sure”.
The talks will observe a G20 summit on Afghanistan on October 12 that may search to assist the nation keep away from a humanitarian disaster within the wake of the Taliban takeover.
Kabulov was additionally requested whether or not Russia would ship support to Afghanistan, the place the humanitarian disaster is rising worse, a high UN official warned Wednesday.
Russia would do, however the particulars have been nonetheless being determined, Kabulov stated.
“That is being labored out,” he informed journalists, saying “cargo” was being collected.
Moscow has moved to interact with the Taliban however stopped wanting recognition of the group, which is banned as a terrorist organisation in Russia.
On Monday, Kabulov stated Moscow wouldn’t “exclude” revising the UN sanctions regime towards the Taliban.
“However at this stage we consider it isn’t expedient to hurry,” he stated.
Russia has warned about members of extremist teams exploiting political turmoil in Afghanistan to cross into neighbouring nations as refugees.
Afghanistan shares a border with ex-Soviet Tajikistan the place Russia maintains a key navy base.