The Taliban said Sher Ahmad Haqqani, the group’s minister of information and culture, will attend the Russia–Islamic World Kazan Forum in the Russian city of Kazan at Moscow’s invitation.
The 17th Russia–Islamic World Kazan Forum is scheduled to take place from May 14 to May 19, 2026, in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan.
In a statement issued Thursday, the Taliban’s Ministry of Information and Culture said Haqqani will lead a delegation to the economic, cultural and tourism-focused meeting.
According to the Taliban, officials from Russia’s Ministry of Culture delivered the invitation to the group’s cultural attaché in Moscow.
Last year, a Taliban delegation led by the group’s minister of industry and commerce attended the 16th Russia–Islamic World Kazan Forum.
According to organisers, the upcoming forum will host the first international congress on “Energy Security in Eurasia” and presentations of investment projects from across Russia.
The programme traditionally includes an international forum of chambers of commerce and industry, an international exhibition on cooperation between Russia and the Islamic world, an Islamic fashion festival and other economic and cultural events.
Russia is the only country that has recognised the Taliban administration.
