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

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan's Taliban movement Amir Khan Muttaqi prior ...

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

From China to Iran, several countries have already been engaging with the Taliban. Experts say they could be next.

The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan amid a chaotic U.S. withdrawal and toppled the Western-backed government in 2021.

On Thursday, the Russian foreign ministry confirmed to the agency that Moscow had formally recognized the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan ...

Russia has formally recognized the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, becoming the first country to do so since the group ...

Russia said on Thursday it had accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan, making it the first nation to ...

On July 3, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that Moscow had formally recognized the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Later that day, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko accepted credentials ...

Afghanistan's government said on Thursday that Russia had become the first country to officially recognise its rule, calling ...

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

Russia says it formally recognizes the Taliban government in Afghanistan, becoming the first country to do so since 2021.