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

Russia became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan on Thursday, according to local ...

The International Criminal Court has issued warrants against Taliban leaders in accusing them of persecuting women and girls ...

Moscow has become the first government to complete the normalisation of relations with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

Russia became the first nation to formally recognise the Taliban government. Taliban leaders referred to it as a major ...

Experts monitoring the Taliban’s new diplomacy push in Asia say China could follow suit, paving the way for wider recognition ...

Russia has become the first nation to formally recognise the Taliban government in Afghanistan since the group seized power ...

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

Russia has formally recognized Afghanistan’s Taliban government, Russia’s Foreign Ministry told TASS. According to the outlet, the Taliban flag has been raised over the Afghan embassy in Moscow — the ...

The decision marks a major diplomatic milestone nearly three years after the group returned to power.