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

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

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

Russia has become the first country to formally recognize the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan since it seized power in ...

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that it had received credentials from Afghanistan’s newly appointed Ambassador Gul ...

Russia announced on July 3 that it officially recognizes the Taliban government of Afghanistan, making it the first country ...

Russia has become the first country to officially recognize the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan. In a statement on July ...

Russia has become the first country to formally recognize the Taliban rule in Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s Foreign Ministry announced on X Thursday that the Russian Foreign Ministry has decided to ...

Though Russia once listed the Taliban as a terrorist organization, it has increasingly come to see it as an ally against ...

Asia Russia becomes first country to recognize the Taliban government The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan amid a chaotic U.S. withdrawal and toppled the Western-backed government in 2021.