Russia is considering removing the Islamic Emirate from Moscow’s list of terrorist organizations, but the final decision must be made by the country’s top political leadership.
According to Russian media, the foreign ministry and justice ministry are “working on the issue” of changing the IEA’s status.
The final decision will reportedly be made by the country’s top political leadership.
Earlier, Zamir Kabulov, the Russian president’s special representative for Afghanistan, told Russian media that the IEA had been invited to the Russia-Islamic World forum, which will be held in Kazan from May 14 to 19.
The IEA was recognized in Russia as a terrorist organization in 2003, after it was included in the UN Security Council’s list. Russia has discussed the removal of this status before: in 2020, Kabulov said that this could happen after the UN Security Council made a similar decision.
