Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoygu says the situation in Afghanistan is more complicated than the situation following the pullout of the Soviet troop from the country, TASS reports.

Commenting on the 30-year-old photo that was found by a student of the Far Eastern State University on the Internet and shows Shoygu standing next to “some Talibs”, the minister said there was no Taliban movement at the time.

“The photo was taken in Kabul. Mujahids are standing next to me. They had already come before we left,” the minister commented, adding that the conflict in Afghanistan is more complicated.