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

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

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

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

Afghanistan has remained largely isolated since the Taliban seized power nearly four years ago, despite subtle signs of ...

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

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

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

Moscow aims to co-operate in fields such as energy, transport, agriculture and infrastructure with Islamist regime in Kabul ...

Russia has become the first country to formally recognise Taliban rule, with Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi ...

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

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