Russia President Vladimir Putin recently acknowledged the Taliban’s authority in Afghanistan, emphasising that the group was making significant strides in tackling terrorism and curbing opium ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, right, shakes hands with Russia’s ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov ...

Russia and the Afghan Taliban have signed a deal on repairing Soviet-era and Russian-made weapons, a seemingly small move in a larger game involving the US, Pakistan, and Moscow's efforts to curb ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russia becomes first country to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban regime. Will China follow? Russia has become the first country in ...

From trade to infrastructure to security, Moscow and Kabul have more than a few interests in common. Nearly four years after the Taliban reconquered Afghanistan, numerous countries have diplomatically ...

Russia became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan, boosting the group's quest for legitimacy. This move allows Moscow to project strength globally and influence ...

Afghans living abroad have told RFE/RL of their fears and concerns following Russia's decision to officially recognize the Taliban as their country's government. Russia is the first country in the ...

Though Russia once listed the Taliban as a terrorist organization, it has increasingly come to see it as an ally against other terrorist groups—notably the Islamic State’s Khorasan Province (ISIS-K).

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. “We ...

July 4 (UPI) --Russia has become the first country to formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan. "We believe that the official recognition of the Government of the Islamic Emirate of ...

The agreement was signed at the International Security Forum in Moscow last week, the presidential envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said. It's seen as part of president Vladimir Putin's effort to ...

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.