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

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

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

Though Russia once listed the Taliban as a terrorist organization, it has increasingly come to see it as an ally against ...

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

Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry called it a historic step, and quoted Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi as welcoming ...