Kazakhstan removed the "Taliban" movement from the list of terrorist organizations

Kazakhstan removed the "Taliban" movement from the list of terrorist organizations in order to actively involve Afghanistan in interregional relations. The President of Kazakhstan emphasized "the importance of developing trade and economic cooperation with modern Afghanistan" and that the Taliban regime is a "long-term factor".

Kazakhstan removed the "Taliban" movement from the list of terrorist organizations in order to actively involve Afghanistan in interregional relations. This was announced by the country's president Kasim-Jomart Toqaev on Monday at a meeting with the speakers of the parliamentary chambers of the CSTO member states.

"Kazakhstan removed the Taliban regime from the list of terrorists, realizing the importance of developing trade and economic cooperation with modern Afghanistan and that this regime is a long-term factor," said Toqaev.

The head of Kazakhstan called on the CSTO countries to support the initiative of the UN to create a regional center for the Sustainable Development Goals for Central Asia and Afghanistan in Almaty.

Earlier, in February, Kasim-Jomart Toqaev announced the goal of preventing a humanitarian and economic collapse in Afghanistan:

"As part of efforts to develop economic cooperation with this country, Kazakhstan removed the Taliban from the list of terrorist organizations. We believe that this step will contribute to the further integration of this country into the global community, along with our efforts to establish the UN Regional Center for Regional Development Goals for Central Asia and Afghanistan in Almaty."

Earlier, Russia announced its plan to remove the Taliban from the list of terrorist organizations.