Russian President backs Taliban demand for restoration of Afghan assets
The Russian president has backed the Taliban’s demand for the restoration of Afghan assets, saying Western countries responsible for the situation in Afghanistan should restore its assets to solve its socio-economic problems. Pakistan’s role in the Afghan settlement is commendable.
According to the details, Russian President Vladimir Putin supported an important demand of the Taliban and urged the Western countries to freeze the financial assets of Afghanistan.
According to the Anadolu news agency, addressing a meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, Russia, President Putin said that the western countries, which have been fighting there for 20 years, are responsible for what is happening in Afghanistan. And the first thing they need to do is, I think, is to restore Afghan assets so that Afghanistan has the means to solve its socio-economic problems.
He said that Afghanistan’s economic problems are of great importance. The Russian leader praised the Taliban’s efforts to fight the ISIS terrorist group in Afghanistan. He praised Pakistan’s role in the Afghan settlement and said that it One of the most important characters in the region.
Putin praised US President Joe Biden, saying his decision to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan was the right one. He did the right thing by withdrawing troops from Afghanistan.
Putin added that Russia is interested in keeping a peaceful, developing Afghanistan free from the threat of terrorists and drug trafficking, and that this is necessary to help revive Afghanistan’s economy.
