A Taliban delegation will arrive in Moscow next week for Russia-led talks on the future of Afghanistan, the Russian foreign ministry has announced.

On Thursday, Russian foreign affairs spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on the sidelines of the the Eurasian Women's Forum: "Next week, we are expecting a representative delegation of the Taliban movement to visit Moscow to take part in the third Moscow format consultations on Afghanistan.".

Department of State's representatives," she said referring to talks in Doha where Taliban leaders asked for American and European help to end Afghanistan's isolation.

He said that Russia has engaged in diplomacy with the Taliban but still had reservations about its commitment to combating terrorism and expected that Moscow's strategy towards Afghanistan will "synthesize diplomacy and deterrence."