The implications of this move extend far beyond symbolism. By recognizing the Taliban as Afghanistan’s legitimate government, Russia has shifted from informal dealings to formal state-to-state ...

Russia has become the first country in the world to formally recognize Afghanistan's Taliban government. This improves the radical group's standing on the world stage, and puts pressure on the West to ...

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

July 4 (UPI) -- Russia has become the first country to formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan.

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

In a statement, the ICC named Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and Afghanistan's top judge Abdul Hakim Haqqani ...

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 organizations.

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

Russia has become the first nation to recognize the Taliban government of Afghanistan since it took power in 2021, announcing on Thursday it has accepted an ambassador from the Islamist group.