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title: "Taliban open for Russia to tap Afghanistan's natural resources -reports"
description: "MOSCOW, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Russia's ambassador to Kabul Dmitry Zhirnov said on Wednesday that the Taliban is open for Russia's participation in developing of Afghanistan's natural resources, Russian news agencies reported."
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# Taliban open for Russia to tap Afghanistan's natural resources -reports

> MOSCOW, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Russia's ambassador to Kabul Dmitry Zhirnov said on Wednesday that the Taliban is open for Russia's participation in developing of Afghanistan's natural resources, Russian news agencies reported.

By Reuters · Published 26 August 2021, 00:37 SAST

## Content

"The Taliban is open to our participation in (Afghanistan's) economy, including the development of natural resources," said Zhirnov to a YouTube channel "Soloviev Live", according to TASS. (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin Editing by Chris Reese)