Russia’s recognition of the Taliban provides much sought-after legitimacy to a regime that is enforcing the world’s most ...

Afghanistan is in discussions with Russia to import certain foodstuffs as the conflict between Israel and Iran, one of its largest trading partners, risked cutting off supplies, its agriculture ...

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

Russia said on Thursday it had accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan, making it the first nation to recognise the Taliban government of the country. In a statement, the Russian ...

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 reconquered Afghanistan, numerous countries have diplomatically engaged with the Islamic Emirate, accepting its rule as a political reality. Yet, no government had ...

It remains to be seen if countries like China and Pakistan follow Russia’s lead. Moscow has historically had deep strategic ...

If we’re fortunate, that will yield academic treatises with titles like “The Empire Tested: America and the World, 2021-2030.

Ukrainian soldiers on December 7, 2023, in Avdiivka, Ukraine. Kyiv is facing another difficult winter of full-scale war with Russia again on the offensive in the east of the country.

The recent assessment that Russia paid bounties to the insurgents to attack U.S. troops stunned many, but officials said the Kremlin’s outreach began almost a decade ago. By Mujib Mashal and ...

That’s also happening again in Afghanistan, where Russia is enabling the Taliban under the guise of brokering peace talks between the militant group and the government—because Putin’s chief ...