KABUL – Afghan Taliban claim big support from Russia over the dead peacedeal with United States.

Taliban’s political office in Qatar has claimed that Russia supportsTaliban’s stance regarding the peace deal and withdrawal of the foreignforces from Afghanistan as per the peace agreement, Khaama Press hasreported.

Suhail Shaheen, a spokesman for the political office of Taliban said in aTwitter post a Taliban delegation led by Sher Abbas Stanikzai viistedMoscow and clarified the group’s stance during the meeting with theRussia’s special envoy Zamir Kabulov.

Shaheen went on to claim that Moscow supported Taliban’s stance andwithdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan as per the peace deal.

The visit by Taliban delegation to Moscow apparently took place after theU.S. President Donald Trump called off peace talks with Taliban in the wakeof a series of deadly attacks.