Publish dateThursday 7 September 2017 - 12:03
Story Code : 149453
China
The Kremlin said the claims are made to cover up US failures in Afghanistan and that it maintains contact with the Taliban only to promote peace talks.

AVA-President Vladimir Putin's envoy to Afghanistan has again denied claims by US officials that Russia allegedly provides aid to the Taliban terrorist group despite no evidence provided to support the statements.

Russia’s envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, has once again denied that Moscow is providing military or financial assistance to the Taliban.

According to Russia’s Sputnik news agency, Kabulov said such claims are irresponsible and groundless.

"We consider this claim irresponsible. We have repeatedly stated that we provided neither military nor financial aid to the Taliban movement," said Kabulov.

He stated that Afghanistan's fight against the Taliban is in stalemate and called for a national dialogue.

"It is becoming more and more evident that there is a stalemate in Kabul's struggle against the Taliban, in which neither side is able to shift the situation to its advantage. In these conditions, it is necessary to make the most active efforts to search for ways to launch the intra-Afghan dialogue."

Kabulov said that one can get the impression that "the US anti-Russian rhetoric as well as groundless accusations regarding Russia allegedly supporting the Afghan armed opposition result from the need to switch the attention of the international community from the numerous errors made during the years-long presence of the US and NATO military forces in Afghanistan, as well as the steady degradation of the situation in this country."

Sputnik reported that several US officials have accused Russia of supporting the Taliban with the most recent claim by US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson last month.

But the director of the US Defense Intelligence Agency Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart said in his testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee earlier that there was no evidence that Russia had transferred weapons or money to the Taliban.

Source : Afghan Voice Afgency(AVA)
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