Afghans living abroad have told RFE/RL of their fears and concerns following Russia's decision to officially recognize the Taliban as their country's government.
Russia is the first country in the world to do so since the group regained power in 2021.
"How can the Russian Federation recognize the Taliban?" asked Farzana Rezaie, founder of the Afghan Womens Movement in Exile.
Rezaie was speaking to RFE/RL's Afghan Service from exile in Pakistan, where hundreds of thousands of people fled after the Taliban regained power in 2021.
"Legitimizing a group that has deprived half of society of the right to live [freely], is that diplomacy or a betrayal of human morality?" Rezaie added.
