In a dramatic shift with far-reaching geopolitical implications, Russia has become the first major world power to formally ...

Nearly four years after the Taliban’s reconquest of Afghanistan, Moscow has formally recognized the Taliban regime as the ...

Russia, China and Iran seek to ensure stability in Afghanistan while securing their own interests, as friendly ties with Kabul are tested by a desire to engage with the powerful Taliban movement that ...

Russia has become the first country to formally recognize the Taliban's government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021 after Moscow removed the group from its list of outlawed ...

TOKYO -- Russia's and China's recent friendliness with the Taliban interim government in Afghanistan, intended to reap ...

Russia, China and other non-Western powers are making diplomatic overtures to Afghanistan's Taliban-led government as the U.S. continues to stonewall the hardline Islamist group a year after it ...

After Russia became the first country to officially recognise the Taliban government, China has welcomed the move, fuelling speculation it may be next. As regional powers deepen ties with Kabul, ...

China has welcomed Russia's move to officially recognize the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan, emphasizing the importance of Afghanistan's reintegration into the international community. While China hasn ...

China welcomes the latest developments in relations between Russia and the Afghan interim government, Foreign Ministry ...

Year in Review Biden's Afghanistan, China, Russia policies in 2021 sparked concern over America's standing in the world Both sides of aisle say Biden administration's foreign policy has diminished ...

But Russia did the same thing in the late 1990s and has regularly conducted such exercises with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan throughout the years the United States was in Afghanistan.

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that it had received credentials from Afghanistan’s newly appointed Ambassador ... and established some diplomatic ties with countries including China and the ...