Russia has announced its readiness to assist the Taliban in combating ISIS-Khorasan, the Islamic State affiliate active in Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. Zamir Kabulov, Russia\u2019s Special Representative for Afghanistan, emphasized the shared threat ISIS poses to both Moscow and Kabul during a May 2 interview with RIA Novosti. He praised the Taliban\u2019s efforts against ISIS and expressed Russia\u2019s intent to provide specialized support through relevant institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This move follows several ISIS-related attacks in Russia, including a deadly 2024 concert hall shooting near Moscow that killed 145 people. Recently, Russia removed the Taliban from its terrorist organizations list, signaling a pragmatic shift in policy despite not officially recognizing the Taliban government. Moscow has also expressed willingness to receive a Taliban ambassador.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Russia\u2019s cooperation with the Taliban includes intelligence sharing and counterterrorism coordination aimed at preventing ISIS-Khorasan\u2019s expansion in Central Asia. Moscow reportedly continues to engage with regional partners to stabilize Afghanistan and curb extremist threats along its southern borders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Russia has announced its readiness to assist the Taliban in combating ISIS-Khorasan, the Islamic State affiliate active in Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported. Zamir Kabulov, Russia\u2019s Special Representative for Afghanistan, emphasized the shared threat ISIS poses to both Moscow and Kabul during a May 2 interview with RIA Novosti. He praised the Taliban\u2019s efforts against ISIS …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":123686,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"yes","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[25,7032],"tags":[14065,14064],"class_list":["post-123685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afghanistan","category-russia","tag-anti-terrorism-diplomacy","tag-russia-offers-support-to-taliban"],"yoast_head":"\n