Moscow hits back at Pompeo’s ‘Russia arming Taliban’ jibe, says Afghan government has been only recipient of Russian weapons

The sovereign government

The sovereign government in Kabul is the sole entity on Afghan soil that has received Russian weaponry, Moscow has insisted. The statement comes after Mike Pompeo bluntly accused it of funnelling weapons to Taliban militants.

“Russia has only supplied arms to the legitimate government of Afghanistan – something that is well known”, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters on Thursday.

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