Migrant Workers From Afghanistan To Be Brought To Russia

A Taliban representative has reached an agreement with the Russian authorities.

Russia has committed to accepting migrant workers from Afghanistan and providing them with work in certain regions of the country, said Minister of Labor and Social Relations of the Islamic Republic Abdul Manan Omari, The Moscow Times website noted.

According to the Taliban representative, he reached an agreement with head of the Russian Ministry of Labor Anton Kotyakov and other Russian officials at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). Omari specified that conditions for the employment of Afghans will be created by the Russian authorities in regions with the status of republics.

Representatives of the Taliban movement, which has been in power in Afghanistan since August 2021, arrived at the SPIEF at the invitation of Moscow. The Afghan delegation stated that the purpose of attending the event for Kabul is to increase the level of economic relations with Russia.

After the Taliban came to power, a large number of Afghan residents wanted to move to Russia, president of the Center for Diasporas of Afghanistan in Russia Ghulam Mohammad Jalal said earlier. According to him, due to the suspension of air traffic between the countries, many did not have the opportunity to get to Russia.

“The latest regime change in the republic does not suit everyone. These strict religious rites, especially in relation to women, are not to everyone’s liking. Everyone who wants to live in a secular country is leaving,” noted of the Center for Analytical and Practical Research of Migration Processes Vyacheslav Postavnin.