Kazakhstan removes IEA from terrorist list

KABUL (Pajhwok): Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has announced the removal of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) also known as the Taliban movement from its list of terrorist organizations, a media report said on Monday.

“Kazakhstan has removed the Taliban from the list of terrorists proceeding from the importance of developing trade and economic cooperation with present-day Afghanistan taking into account that this regime is here to stay,” the presidential press service quoted him as saying at a meeting with parliament speakers from the countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

According to Tokayev, involving Afghanistan in interregional cooperation will be a priority going forward.

He stressed the importance of the CSTO standing together on this matter and called for supporting his country’s initiative geared toward establishing a UN regional center for sustainable development in Central Asia and Afghanistan in the city of Almaty.

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