Russian President Vladimir Putin called for Moscow to “build up” relations with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. A Taliban delegation attended the opening of Russia’s major economic forum in St. Petersburg on June 5. Meanwhile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov recently said that Moscow planned to take the Taliban off its list of banned terrorist organisations. Russia’s foreign and justice ministries have reported to President Vladimir Putin on the issue of removing the ban. Watch the video to know about the growing ties between Taliban and Russia.