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

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

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

Russia is the first country to formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan since the group seized power in 2021, ...

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

Russia has formally recognized the Taliban-ruled Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, almost four years after the controversial regime came to power, according to a statement issued by Afghanistan’s ...

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

On Thursday, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that they had received credentials from the newly appointed Ambassador ...

This recognition follows an earlier move by Moscow in April 2025, when it removed the Taliban from its list of banned ...

In a statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Moscow saw good prospects to develop ties and would continue to support ...

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