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

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 ...

This comes months after the Russian parliament voted in favour of a law that would make it possible to remove the Taliban ...

The Soviet-Afghan War led to the deaths of around three million Afghans, while refugees fled to Pakistan and Iran. As much as 11.5% of Afghanistan’s population was killed during the conflict, ...

Russia is increasingly approaching Afghanistan as yet another Central Asian state – including gradually opening access to its ...

Though the image brought her worldwide attention, it also brought hardship. Her story, however, remains a powerful reminder ...

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

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

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