Russia may remove Taliban from terrorist list, Kremlin spokesman says: 'De facto authority in Afghanistan'

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told the press on Tuesday that Russia is considering removing the Taliban from its list of terrorist organizations in order to facilitate greater communication.

"This is a country that is next to us, and one way or another we communicate with them," Peskov told the press, according to Reuters. Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com

The veteran Kremlin communications expert told journalists that because the Taliban maintains a firm grip on Afghanistan, they must be treated as legitimate for international dialogue.