What is the Taliban doing in Russia?
Taliban leaders led by Abdul Ghani Baradar, second from left, have met Afghan politicians in Moscow in another attempt to end the conflict. has once again rekindled hopes for peace in a country ravaged by decades of conflict.
Pictures of the 14-member Taliban delegation, led by Baradar, at a Moscow hotel for the talks made the rounds on social media, as concerns mount over the outcome of the meeting. Instead, the militant group has shown a willingness to sit down with leaders of the opposition, including former president Hamid Karzai and Hanif Atmar, a former national security advisor.
Thousands of people, many Afghan civilians among them, have been killed since the US forces pushed the Taliban from power in 2001. The Taliban had taken control of the country in 1996. The Taliban, which had become notorious for the public flogging of women during its rule in the 90s, say it now has no problem with girls going to school or women working outside their homes.
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