Taliban Delegation Visits Moscow To Say They Are Not A Threat To Russia

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban's deputy leader and negotiator, and other delegation members attend the Afghan peace conference in Moscow, Russia March 18, 2021. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS 

PBS/AP: Taliban visit Moscow to say their wins don’t threaten Russia 

MOSCOW (AP) — A delegation of the Taliban visited Moscow on Thursday to offer assurances that their quick gains on the ground in Afghanistan do not threaten Russia or its allies in Central Asia.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said the Kremlin envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, met with the Taliban delegation to express concern about the escalation and tensions in northern Afghanistan. 

The ministry said Kabulov urged the Taliban “to prevent them from spreading beyond the country’s borders.” 

“We received assurances from the Taliban that they wouldn’t violate the borders of Central Asian countries and also their guarantees of security for foreign diplomatic and consular missions in Afghanistan,” the ministry said.  

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WNU Editor: The Kremlin does not trust the Taliban and it does not believe in their reassurances .... Russia's Sergey Lavrov 'very worried' about terror threats from Afghanistan despite past calls for US withdrawal (Washington Examiner). 

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