The United Nations General Assembly on Monday denounced the "systematic oppression" of women and girls in Afghanistan ...

Kabul could become the first modern city to run out of water by 2030, according to a report published by the nonprofit Mercy ...

Our soldiers responded without hesitation, killing several enemy fighters and capturing a Taliban machine gunner. At that ...

Shifting perspectives on the terrorism front. Last week, Russia became the first nation to formally recognize the Taliban government of Afghanistan since it took power in 2021. And today, the ...

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 ...

The U.N. General Assembly has adopted a resolution over U.S. objections calling on Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to reverse ...

Another project designed to draw Afghans closer to Central Asia is the AIRITOMFree Zone in Termez, which opened last year and ...

The Russian president has continued to try and strengthen ties with the U.S. after President Donald Trump returned to office ...

Russia became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan on Thursday, according to local ...

Russia and Afghanistan have centuries-old links, but the Kremlin's recent activity in statements about the Taliban are underscored by an evolved security and geo-political landscape of the last ...

"Russian and Taliban representatives are expected to sign a contract transitioning 50 million cubic meters of LPG (liquified petroleum gas) at the KazanForum in May 2025," he wrote on April 28.

Russia’s cautious and slow-moving rapprochement with the Taliban, which Moscow had outlawed as a terrorist group in 2003, underscores that both sides see benefits in improving relations. For Russia, ...