MOSCOW, May 14 (Reuters) - Russia is establishing a "full-fledged partnership" with Afghanistan's ruling Taliban and is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi, right, shakes hands with Russia’s ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Russia becomes first country to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban regime. Will China follow? Russia has become the first country in ...

Russia became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan, boosting the group's quest for legitimacy. This move allows Moscow to project strength globally and influence ...

Afghans living abroad have told RFE/RL of their fears and concerns following Russia's decision to officially recognize the Taliban as their country's government. Russia is the first country in the ...

When the Taliban swept over Afghanistan, Russia was ready for the rapid developments after working methodically for years to lay the groundwork for relations with the group that it still officially ...

Though Russia once listed the Taliban as a terrorist organization, it has increasingly come to see it as an ally against other terrorist groups—notably the Islamic State’s Khorasan Province (ISIS-K).

From trade to infrastructure to security, Moscow and Kabul have more than a few interests in common. Nearly four years after the Taliban reconquered Afghanistan, numerous countries have diplomatically ...

Russia formally recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan, becoming the first country to do so since the group seized power amid the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and NATO forces from Afghanistan ...

Among the Taliban’s most controversial provisions, it says the silence of a girl reaching puberty can be interpreted as ...