Russia becomes first country to officially recognize Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan

Russia on Thursday became the first nation to officially recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan since the group took control in 2021, following Moscow’s decision to remove the Taliban from its list of banned organizations. The Russian Foreign …

Russia First to Officially Recognize Taliban Government in Afghanistan

Russia became the first country to officially recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan. This information was released on July 3 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan on their page on the social network X. It is known that the Ambassador …

Troops Kill, Capture Insurgents in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 05.23.2007 Courtesy Story Afghan and coalition forces killed several insurgents, detained eight suspects and discovered a weapons cache in Afghanistan over the past two days, military officials reported. In an operation against …

Russia officially recognises Taliban government in Afghanistan: agencies

Russia has officially recognised the Taliban government in Afghanistan as it seeks closer ties with Kabul’s leadership, Russian news agencies reported on Thursday. Moscow’s special representative for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, told the state news agency …

Russia Officially Recognises Afghanistan's Taliban Govt: 'New Phase Of Positive Ties'

Last Updated:July 03, 2025, 23:53 IST In April, Russia removed the Taliban from its list of banned terrorist organisations and has since invited them to official events Russian Ambassador Dmitry Zhirnov with Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister, Mawlawi …

B'desh radical group vows to model country on Taliban-run Afghanistan

Russia becomes first country to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban government

Supreme Court lifted group’s ‘terrorist’ designation in April, as Moscow seeks normalisation in bid for regional clout. Russia has accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan as part of an ongoing drive to build friendly relations with the …

Russia becomes first country to recognize Afghanistan's Taliban government

Russia became the first country to recognize the Taliban as the ruling government of Afghanistan on July 3, Russia's Foreign Ministry announced. "We believe that the act of official recognition of the government of the Islamic Emirate of …

Pentagon Official: Afghanistan Air Strike Hit Legitimate Targets

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 11.27.2007 Courtesy Story An air strike earlier this week in eastern Afghanistan was based on credible intelligence from multiple sources and by all indications struck its intended targets, the Pentagon’s press secretary told …

Officials Open School, Health Clinic in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 11.27.2007 Courtesy Story Months of work and cooperation between the Bagram Provincial Reconstruction Team and the Afghan government culminated in two ribbon-cutting ceremonies Nov. 26, as hundreds of community members and several …