Russia sends major business delegation to Kabul for business talks with the Taliban

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Russian deputy prime minister Alexei Overchuk was welcomed by a guard of honour when he arrived in Kabul on Thursday with a delegation of 70 Russian business people to conduct business talks with the Taliban government, Afghan officials said. Overchuk met Taliban prime minister Mohammad Hassan Akhund, the deputy prime minister for economic affairs Abdul Ghani Baradar as well as foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi. According to a statement by the Afghan government published on X, Abdul Ghani Baradar described to the Russians Afghanistan's potential for economic development and investment, pointing to "strategic location, abundant resources and a workforce of 24 million people".