Russia recognized the Taliban-led Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, a decision that will have a significant effect on the positions of other nations, particularly those in Central Asia.

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

Supreme Court lifted group’s ‘terrorist’ designation in April, as Moscow seeks normalisation in bid for regional clout.

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Russia has become the first country to formally recognize the Taliban rule in Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry ...

Russian diplomats have also praised the Taliban over the "puppet government" of Ashraf Ghani, the president who fled Afghanistan and resurfaced in the UAE. Russia only partially evacuated its embassy.

Russian officials have castigated the fallen American-backed government of Ashraf Ghani and this week Russia's top envoy overseeing its Afghanistan policy, the veteran diplomat Zamir Kabulov ...

Two decades after the Soviet Union's humiliating retreat from Afghanistan, NATO is working to get Russia back into the country to help fight drug trafficking and rebuild Afghan security forces.

The Taliban fought the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s. Now Russia, trying to undermine NATO, is increasing its support for the militant group and complicating the U.S. war effort.

Both Russia and the United States seek to counter the threat posed by ISIS, which has a growing presence in northern and eastern Afghanistan. Russia wants to stem the country’s opium production; ...

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