According to him, the militants who took control of Kabul are "the Taliban from a different material compared to what they were before, in the 90s."
“This can be understood from any conversation with an average citizen, an inhabitant of Kabul, just say:“ Were you afraid when the Taliban entered the city? ”, Everyone will say yes, because many here remember what happened when the Taliban took Kabul in 1996: they staged a massacre, ”Gazdiev said.
At the same time, at present, those people who entered, "behave in a completely different way," he stressed.
According to him, a calm situation has been established in Kabul, although "sometimes shots are heard."
“These are completely different people ... I don’t want to praise anyone here or take sides, but, objectively speaking, this is already a political, not a religious fanatical force, as it used to be ... We heard today that the Germans said that they are ready to return the German embassy, their diplomatic staff, if the Taliban can ensure security and at least observe some Western regulations, ”Gazdiev said.
At the same time, some media continue to report on repressions and killings by the Taliban, he stressed.
As the State Department said earlier, the United States cooperated with the Taliban on a number of issues, and this interaction can be continued.
* "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.