Zia Ahmad Takal, the Taliban Foreign Ministry’s head of public relations, has announced that Alexei Overchuk, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, will arrive in Kabul tomorrow.
Takal said on Wednesday, November 11, that Overchuk would visit Kabul at the head of a high-level economic delegation.
During the visit, the strengthening of relations between the Taliban and Russia will be discussed.
The two sides will also hold talks on expanding economic and trade cooperation and exploring investment opportunities.
A number of Russian investors and businesspeople will also accompany Overchuk on the visit.
The visit comes as Russia became the first country to officially recognise the Taliban regime in July 2025.
However, the Taliban continue to face international criticism over their widespread restrictions on the rights of women and girls and their ban on women’s and girls’ education and employment.
