After all this, it is not the only way to emphasize that friendship between Russia and Taliban militants has developed. There are questions about the US allegations. The question is about the interests of Russia or Taliban militants.
US Ambassador to Afghanistan John Nicholson in an interview in March, complained that Russia was giving arms to Taliban through smuggling through border areas of Tajikistan. US officials brought these weapons to the Pentagon. Nicholson claimed that the Taliban had received these weapons from Russia, and they said they told Afghan leaders.
Nicholson's statement is not to be blown away. Because, he has been working in Afghanistan's war-torn areas during most of his professional life.
However, Nicholson could not calculate exactly how much weapons the Taliban is giving to the militants. Senior police officers in Afghanistan, army officials say, Russia is giving medium and heavy guns, small arms to the Taliban.
There is a question about Nicholson's complaint. The first drawback is that the matter of Russia's interest in helping the Taliban is unclear.
Russia denies accusations of Taliban weapons in different media at different times Russia has argued that if they support the Taliban militants they have no political advantage. Russia has raised counter complaints in the United States. The NATO and the United States have accused the Russian side of raising charges against Russia for its failure to curb the Taliban.
US officials also disagree about supplying arms to Russia. US Defense Secretary James Mattis told the House Armed Services Committee in October last year that he would like more evidence to support the Taliban militants in Russia. What has been shown to him so far is not enough.
Among Afghan officials, there are disagreements about the Taliban's assistance with Russian arms. Last year, Afghanistan's president Ashraf Ghani said that Russia is providing the weapons of Taliban militants. But at the same time the Afghan Defense Minister blamed the allegation as a rumor.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stolenberg said in July last year that Russia did not receive any such evidence that it is supporting the United States. Tajikistan also denied the Russian arms reaching the Taliban. They say the charges against Gen. Nicholson are baseless.
Apparently, it can be said that Russia is now flexible to the enemy Taliban militants. It may be that in Moscow, intervening in Afghanistan, it actually wants to harass the United States or the western world. Together with the Taliban, wants to play a new game.
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