Russia: Taliban could be removed from terror blacklist

FILE - Taliban flags fly at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sept. 9, 2021. Russia said April 2, 2024, that is it working to remove the group from its list of terrorist organizations. FILE - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a press conference in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 14, 2023.

Russia said Tuesday that it is engaged in an “active dialogue” with Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban and is working toward removing them from Moscow’s list of terrorist organizations.