According to Reuters, the Taliban has signed a breakthrough deal with Russia for discounted oil, gas, and wheat as a result of weeks of discussion in Moscow.
After 20 years of occupation, the American military machine saunters out, and Russia bursts in: "The Taliban have signed a provisional deal with Russia to supply gasoline, diesel, gas, and wheat to Afghanistan," said the acting Afghan minister of commerce and industry, Haji Nooruddin Azizi, to Reuters.
The significant agreement took weeks to prepare and negotiate, with Taliban leadership at its core in Moscow after acting Afghan minister of commerce and industry Haji Nooruddin Azizi led a delegation there last month.
Ironically, Moscow has yet to openly and fully recognise the Taliban administration since it came into the Afghan capital in August 2021, taking over amidst a chaotic US retreat from the airport. However, Russia has been one of a select few nations to leave its embassy in Kabul open.
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