Afghanistan, July 11 -- Kabul has officially requested to buy military equipment from Russia, marking a new phase in their relations following Moscow's recent recognition of the Taliban government.
Following Russia's formal recognition of the Taliban government, the group has officially requested to purchase military equipment from Moscow. According to a report published by the Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta on Thursday, July 11, the request was made in a letter signed by Taliban Defense Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob.
In the letter, Yaqoob expressed the Taliban's interest in acquiring Russian military hardware, citing "the beginning of a new phase of cooperation." He stated that Russian arms meet the qualitative and quantitative ...