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

The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan amid a chaotic U.S. withdrawal and toppled the Western-backed government in 2021.

Russia has become the first country to formally recognize the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan since it seized power in ...

July 4 (UPI) -- Russia has become the first country to formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan.

Russia has become the first nation to recognize the Taliban government of Afghanistan since it took power in 2021, announcing ...

Russia has formally recognized the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, becoming the first country to do so since the group ...

Russia has formally recognized the Taliban-ruled Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, almost four years after the controversial regime came to power, according to a statement issued by Afghanistan’s ...

Afghanistan's government said on Thursday that Russia had become the first country to officially recognise its rule, calling ...

Russia's decision to formally recognise the Taliban government has been seen as an opening for a stronger economy by some ...

"We believe that the act of official recognition of the government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan will give impetus to the development of productive bilateral cooperation between our countries ...