The Taliban have announced that Neda Mohammad Nadeem, the group’s minister of higher education, has traveled to the city of Kazan in Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan at the head of a delegation.
Hafiz Ziaullah Hashemi, spokesperson for the Taliban’s Ministry of Higher Education, said in a statement released on Monday, May 12, that the delegation traveled to Kazan to participate in the “Russia and the Islamic World” forum.
According to the statement, the first meeting of the “Joint Economic and Trade Commission” between the Taliban and Russia will also be held on the sidelines of the forum at Russia’s request.
The Taliban’s Ministry of Higher Education said the meetings will take place in Kazan from May 13 to May 15, 2026.
This comes as the Taliban, since returning to power in Afghanistan, have intensified efforts to expand diplomatic and economic relations with regional and international countries.
