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

This month, Russia became the first foreign government to formally recognize the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, nearly four ...

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.

With a pledge of support and official recognition, Russia’s relationship with the Taliban has evolved considerably.

The implications of this move extend far beyond symbolism. By recognizing the Taliban as Afghanistan’s legitimate government, ...

Russia becomes first country to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban regime. Will China follow? - Experts monitoring the Taliban’s new diplomacy push in Asia say China could follow suit, paving the way for ...

others will follow Russia." Strict sanctions were placed on Afghanistan in 2021 by the United Nations Security Council, most notably the freezing of approximately $9bn (£6.6bn) in assets. The UN has ...

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 ...

Russia strongly condemns the barbaric terrorist attack in Afghanistan's Kunduz aimed at escalating the situation in the northern regions of the country, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

The terrorist attack on Moscow's Crocus City concert hall was the worst attack in Russia in over 20 years, leaving 137 people dead and over 180 wounded, and reminds Russia and the West that the ...

The Islamic State movement — including its Afghanistan iteration — is vehemently anti-Russia in orientation, criticizing its foreign and domestic policies.

A Taliban fighter outside the Russian Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, after the attack on Monday. The blast was the latest in a steady drumbeat of suicide bombings in the country in recent months.