Russian Foreign Intelligence Chief Meets Taliban Intelligence Official in Kabul

Elaha Thu Oct 2026 14 hours ago 63

So far, Russian and Taliban officials have not provided information about the main topics of this meeting or the objectives of Naryshkin's trip. This visit comes at a time when Moscow has expanded its relations with the Taliban in recent years and pursued cooperation with the group in various sectors.


Russia recognized the Taliban group's government in Cancer 1404, after removing the Taliban from its list of banned organizations. Naryshkin had also supported the development of relations between Moscow and the Taliban prior to this decision. In April 1404, during a meeting on Afghanistan in Baku, he expressed satisfaction with the Taliban's governance efforts and believed that the international recognition of this group's government is an inevitable process. At the same meeting, he accused Western countries of contributing to the continuation of instability in the country by keeping Afghanistan's assets frozen and providing intelligence support to Taliban opponents.


Russia's stance on the presence of foreign military forces in Afghanistan has also been a topic that Naryshkin addressed previously. On October 18, 1404, on the sidelines of the meeting of heads of intelligence and security organizations of the Commonwealth of Independent States in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, he announced Moscow's opposition to the establishment of foreign military bases in Afghanistan. In a conversation with journalists, Naryshkin emphasized that Afghanistan has always been a focus of attention for international actors and must remain an independent country without foreign military bases—a situation that, according to him, would benefit the countries of the region, especially Afghan citizens.


The head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service had previously made statements about the Taliban's role in Afghanistan. In June 1403, he said that the Taliban is the only force capable of controlling Afghan territory.


Naryshkin has also praised the actions of this group against the Khorasan branch of ISIS and stated that Afghan officials are undertaking extensive efforts to combat this group. These statements indicate that the fight against extremist groups, including ISIS-Khorasan, has held an important place in the previous positions of Russian officials regarding Afghanistan.


Naryshkin's trip to Kabul comes amid ongoing security concerns related to the activities of extremist groups in Afghanistan and the potential spillover of their threats to Central Asian countries, which remain a key focus for Moscow. Russia has issued warnings on multiple occasions about the activities of the ISIS-Khorasan branch in Afghanistan and emphasized the need for regional countries to cooperate in countering terrorist threats. Nevertheless, official details about the topics discussed in the recent meeting between the head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service and the Taliban's intelligence chief have not yet been released.



Sergey Naryshkin, head of Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service, arrived in Kabul yesterday and, upon arrival, met with Abdul Haq Wasiq, the Taliban's intelligence chief.

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