Often called “the Soviet Union’s Vietnam War”, the conflict in Afghanistan began at Christmas in 1979 and dragged on for a further nine years, causing the deaths of over 25,000 Soviet soldiers and ...

In 1919 the Emir of Afghanistan, Habibullah, was murdered, supposedly because of his pro-British sympathies. His son, Amanullah, succeeded to the throne and at once proclaimed the independence of ...

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

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.

Taliban representatives had visited Moscow for talks as early as 2018. However, the two countries have a complex history. The Soviet Union - which included Russia - invaded Afghanistan in 1979 and ...

A "masterpiece" war movie hailed as "one of the best" films ever is now available on Netflix. 9th Company follows young ...

Another project designed to draw Afghans closer to Central Asia is the AIRITOMFree Zone in Termez, which opened last year and ...

Moscow has accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

This comes months after the Russian parliament voted in favour of a law that would make it possible to remove the Taliban from Moscow's list of banned terrorist organisations., Asia News - Times Now ...

Experts monitoring the Taliban’s new diplomacy push in Asia say China could follow suit, paving the way for wider recognition ...

The decision marks a major diplomatic milestone nearly three years after the group returned to power.

As well as being one of the faces of ITV’s ‘News at Ten’, the foreign correspondent forged a career covering the world’s most ...