Russian Ministry of Defence, on behalf of the country’s President, Vladimir Putin, announced its intention to take 380 people out of Afghanistan. “Currently, there are three IL-76 military transport aircraft […] that have delivered humanitarian cargo to the Kabul airport and are boarding evacuated citizens,” the Ministry said. In addition to Russians, citizens of Belarus,
The new US special envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West, discussed common interests in Afghanistan with Russian officials and shared an understanding of the need for the Taliban to deliver on their international commitments. Met today in Moscow with Special Presidential Representative Kabulov and Security Council Deputy Secretary Venediktov. Discussed shared interests in Afghanistan and need
In November 2021, Russia will launch special flights to deliver a large batch of humanitarian cargo to Afghanistan and will take out Russian citizens on return flights, as stated by the Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov. “Now we are preparing to organize special flights here [to Afghanistan], on which a large batch of humanitarian
Moscow blames Europe and the US to keep Kabul’s financial assets frozen, as became clear from the statement of the Russian Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov. “We are talking about the country’s assets, not those of the Taliban movement that is currently in power […] As far as we know, over $8 billion
Russia is currently working on scheduling a specific date for a repatriation flight from Afghanistan for Russian citizens, according to the Russian Ambassador to Kabul Dmitry Zhirnov. “We are now working on it, working on a specific date,” the Ambassador specified. As reminded, the participants of the Moscow-format consultations (Russia, Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Representatives of the new Afghan government from the Taliban movement have arrived in Moscow today, on October 20, along with delegates from ten other regional powers for consultations. The delegation is headed by the Deputy Head of the interim Afghan government, Abdul Salam Hanafi, and includes the Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. The meeting
The US and its allies should cover the bulk of the costs associated with rebuilding Afghanistan and providing humanitarian aid there, according to the Russian Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov. “We believe that the US and its allies have a good chance to soften the consequences of their presence in Afghanistan by taking
US Defence Secretary, Lloyd Austin, and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, Mark Milley, told lawmakers in a classified briefing that the Biden administration is currently in talks about using Russian bases in Central Asia to combat terrorism in Afghanistan. The talks were held considering the military bases in Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan, Sputnik reports. As
On September 21-22, at the invitation of the Taliban authorities, the special representative of the President of Russia, Zamir Kabulov, the special representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Yue Xiaoyong, and the special representative of the Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mohammad Sadiq, have met in Kabul, the press service of the
The resumption of flights from Kabul International Airport to Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Turkey is expected in the near future, TASS reports with reference to the Russian Embassy in Kabul. On Friday, September 10, the national Afghan airline Ariana Afghan Airlines informed that it intends to resume international flights from next week. Referring
The US and its allies have withdrawn from Afghanistan but now the whole international community has to deal with the possible consequences of this, RT reports citing the Russian President Vladimir Putin. It is reminded that BRICS is an acronym of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, standing for a group of 5 major
Russia will continue to closely monitor the development of the Afghan situation after the announcement of the composition of its new government, as stated by the Russian Presidential spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, TASS reports. “Contacts are being made through our embassy in Kabul, contacts that are necessary to ensure the security of our diplomats and
The NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg, said that Russia and China should play a role in preventing terrorism from spreading in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of foreign troops, Sputnik reports. “I strongly agree that the whole international community, including Russia and China, needs to work to prevent Afghanistan from being a place where terrorist groups can
