Russia has announced to formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan. Russian association's ambassador Dimitri Jhirnova met IEA-abroad Mawalvi Amir Khan Mottaki. During the meeting, the Ambassador of the Russian Federation officially informed about his government's decision to recognize the Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan. In the meeting, Jhiranov formally informed that the Russian government has decided to recognize the “Islamic Emirates” of Afghanistan.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that his identity card has been obtained from the newly appointed Ambassador of Afghanistan Gul Hasan Hasan. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, 'We believe that official recognition to the Islamic Emirate government of Afghanistan will promote the development of productive bilateral cooperation in various regions among our countries'.
The Ambassador of the Russian Federation, Mr. Dmitry Zhirnov, Called on IEA-Foreign Minister Mawlawi Amir Khan Muttaqi.
During the meeting, the ambassador of russian federation officially conveyed his governments Decision to recognize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, pic.twitter.com/wcbjkpzywm
– Ministry of Foreign Affairs – AFGHANISTAN (@MOFA_AFG) July 3, 2025
Russia became the first country to recognize
This decision has come when most of the countries of the world have not yet recognized the Taliban as the official government. This is considered a major strategic change in Russia's foreign policy. At the same time, Russia has become the first country to formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan. At the same time, organizations like the United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU) have not yet recognized the Taliban.
'A good example for other countries'
Following this historic decision of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry called it an important step. Taliban's Foreign Minister Aamir Khan Mottaki welcomed this decision and described it as a good example for other countries. The Taliban's Foreign Ministry said, 'The Russian ambassador has informed about the decision to give official recognition to the current government of Afghanistan. It symbolizes the growing relationship between Taliban and Russia '.
Taliban rule came into force in 2021
The Taliban rule came into force in Afghanistan in 2021. After the US Army left the country, Taliban leaders took the leadership of the country into their hands. Currently, the responsibility of Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry is with Aamir Khan Mottaki. Russia has now removed the Taliban from the list of illegal organizations.
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