TOKYO -- Russia has decided to remove Afghanistan's Taliban from its list of terrorist organizations, a decision that comes months after an affiliate of a rival extremist organization, the Islamic State (IS), took credit for a mass shooting at a concert near Moscow.
International relations
Russia to remove Taliban from terrorist list as IS threat rises
Moscow's move also comes as Putin seeks a counterbalance to the West
Amir Khan Muttaqi, left, Afghanistan's acting Foreign Minister, shakes hands with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, in Moscow on Oct. 4. (Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters)
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