Taliban deny talks with Russia on Daesh in Afghanistan

The Taliban have denied they held talks with Russia about countering the spread of Daesh in Afghanistan, and dismissed the influence of the jihadist group in the country.

The insurgents were responding to a statement Wednesday by senior Russian diplomat Zamir Kabulov, who said his country was exchanging information with the Taliban about the group, The Economic Times reported on Sunday.

Kabulov, who is a Kremlin special representative in Afghanistan, said Moscow had a shared interest with the Taliban in counteracting the spread of the Daesh group.

We "do not see a need for receiving aid from anyone concerning so-called Daesh and neither have we contacted nor talked with anyone about this issue," the Taliban said in an English-language statement on their website.

Source: MENA