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

By Ben Aris in Berlin Russia has formally recognised the Taliban administration in Afghanistan, becoming the first country to ...

Afghanistan’s Taliban government said on Thursday Russia had become the first nation to recognize its rule. The announcement ...

The recognition of Afghanistan's ambassador by Russia signals a shift in diplomatic relations, as the Taliban seeks to ...

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

Russia cited opportunities for bilateral cooperation in security, counter-terrorism, trade, and infrastructure.

Video. As Russia became the first country to recognise the Taliban as the ruling government of Afghanistan, Moscow's ...

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

Finland, one of NATO’s newest members, became the latest of Russia’s neighbors to pull out from the anti-personnel landmine ...

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

Russia became the first country to formally accept Taliban's Afghanistan rule as it removed the group from its list of ...

The broader impacts, however – inside Iran and across the Middle East – are becoming clearer. It will be a long time, if ever, before we know the full effect on the key targets, which included Iran’s ...