Yama Bariz and Mamoon Durrani from the BBC's Afghan service discuss the effectiveness of the Taliban's poppy eradication ...

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

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

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

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

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

With a pledge of support and official recognition, Russia’s relationship with the Taliban has evolved considerably.

KABUL, Afghanistan — By plane, motorbike, camper van and even on bicycles, tourists are beginning to discover Afghanistan, ...

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

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

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