Representatives of the Taliban movement have sent an application to Moscow to attend the BRICS summit which is being held Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan Republic on October 22-24, RIA Novosti reported on September 21.

As it has become known, the Taliban want to be represented at the BRICS summit by the acting deputy prime minister of the country, the head of the political wing of the Taliban terrorist movement, Abdullah Ghani Baradar.

"We express our interest in the participation of a high-level delegation in the summit, in particular, Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan Abdul Ghani Baradar, as well as myself along with other participants," says an application sent by Nooriddin Azizi, the Taliban’s acting Minister of Commerce and Industry, to Yuri Ushakov, the Aide  to Russian President.  

BRICS is an intergovernmental organization comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates.  Originally identified to highlight investment opportunities, the grouping evolved into an actual geopolitical bloc, with their governments meeting annually at formal summits and coordinating multilateral policies since 2009.  Bilateral relations among BRICS are conducted mainly based on non-interference, equality, and mutual benefit.

The founding countries of Brazil, Russia, India, and China held the first summit in Yekaterinburg in 2009, with South Africa joining the bloc a year later.  Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates joined the organization on January 1, 2024.  Saudi Arabia is yet to officially join, but participates in the organization's activities as an invited nation.  BRICS is an informal group of countries that includes Russia, Brazil, India, China, and South Africa.