Russia Signs Multiple Agreements with Taliban After Delisting

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN – Russia has signed five agreements (MoUs) with the Taliban, covering transport, transit, and trade expansion, just weeks after removing the group from its list of terrorist organizations.

The office of the Taliban Deputy Prime Minister said that the agreements were signed on Friday, May 16, in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan. The signing took place in the presence of Taliban Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Abdul Ghani Baradar and Russian Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Alexey Overchuk.