Russia’s top court lifts terror group designation on Afghanistan’s Taliban

Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday lifted a ban on Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, a group that was designated as a terrorist organization more than two decades ago.

The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021 as U.S. and NATO troops were in the final weeks of withdrawing from the country after two decades of war.

The Russian court’s move was a diplomatic victory for the Taliban, who were put on Moscow’s list of terrorist…