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 said on Thursday it had accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan, making it the first nation to ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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