In order to normalize relations with the Afghan Taliban and possibly with the new Syrian leadership, Russia’s parliament enacted a measure on Tuesday that would permit the lifting of prohibitions on organizations that Moscow has classed as terrorist organizations.
The Taliban administration took control of Afghanistan in August 2021 when US-led forces launched a disorderly withdrawal following 20 years of war, but no nation now recognizes it. President Vladimir Putin declared in July that Russia was now an ally in the battle against terrorism, but Russia has been progressively strengthening its relationship with the movement.
Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Russia’s Muslim Chechen region, demanded on Monday that the Syrian organization Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which overthrew President Bashar al-Assad this month, be removed from
