It remains to be seen if countries like China and Pakistan follow Russia’s lead. Moscow has historically had deep strategic ...

Russia has become the first country to formally recognize the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021, after Moscow removed the group from its list of outlawed organizations.

Often called “the Soviet Union’s Vietnam War”, the conflict in Afghanistan began at Christmas in 1979 and dragged on for a further nine years, causing the deaths of over 25,000 Soviet soldiers and ...

Russia becomes first country to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban regime. Will China follow? - Experts monitoring the Taliban’s new diplomacy push in Asia say China could follow suit, paving the way for ...

Russia has become the first nation to recognize the Taliban government of Afghanistan since it took power in 2021, announcing on Thursday it has accepted an ambassador from the Islamist group.

Russia has become the first country to officially recognise the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, accepting its ...

A former senior Taliban official told CBS News that while the move was welcome, "Russia and China can't financially support ...

Moscow has accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Russia is the first country to formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan since the group seized power in 2021, according to its Foreign Ministry.

Moscow has taken recent steps to normalise relations with the Taliban authorities, removing them from a list of "terrorist ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Thursday became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021, after Moscow r emoved the group from its ...

The recognition of Afghanistan's ambassador by Russia signals a shift in diplomatic relations, as the Taliban seeks to ...