KABUL, 16 January 2022, (TON): The Russian Federation’s foreign ministry expressed readiness to mediate between the Islamic Emirate and its opponents.

The remarks were made by the Russian foreign ministry’s spokesperson, Maria Zakharova, in a press conference in Moscow.

She told a press conference “there have been no contacts with Russia in this regard. But it we were asked based on regulations, we will be ready to facilitate the negotiations between the new Afghan authorities and their opponent forces.”

But the Islamic Emirate downplays its political opponents, calling them “not serious,” and saying that the chance for negotiations with those who fled the country have been squandered.

Islamic Emirate spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, said “we don’t have any political opponents. Those who left the country and fled, they have also lost the chance for negotiations because we were ready for negotiations in the first place.”

This comes as earlier a delegation of the Islamic Emirate, led by acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Khan Muttaqi, met with Ahmad Massoud, leader of the Resistant Front, and Ismail Khan, the former Herat governor, in Iran.