According to her, while many countries have begun to build contacts with the Taliban *, the Western powers are in the stage of "denying reality."

“Sometimes you just have to admit that you were wrong, and finally draw conclusions from the mistakes, and not lay out the old rake in new places,” Zakharova wrote in her Telegram channel.

She noted that the Afghans have not been able to instill "Western values" in 20 years.

Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said that the issue of the Taliban's representation in the UN would have to be resolved in accordance with the rules of the world organization.

* "Taliban" - the organization was recognized as terrorist by the decision of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation of February 14, 2003.