Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) will keep track of whether the Taliban's pledges are backed up by real action.

"At the same time, an intention has been announced to conduct general elections. Measures are being taken to restore the operation of public administration bodies to normal," Putin said at the meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State. "Within the CIS framework, we will certainly keep track of whether these pledges are backed up by real action."

Putin also stressed that the Taliban's interim government regrettably failed to reflect the full diversity of Afghan society.