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

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

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

Russia has become the first nation to recognize the Taliban government of Afghanistan since it took power in 2021, announcing ...

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

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

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

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

Russia on Thursday became the first country to recognize the Taliban government as the legitimate authority in Afghanistan, a major step in the militant group’s efforts to engage with the world ...

Russia has become the first country to formally recognize the Taliban’s government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021, after Moscow removed the group from its list of outlawed ...

Russia has become the first nation to recognize the Taliban government of Afghanistan since it took power in 2021, announcing on Thursday it has accepted an ambassador from the Islamist group.

Russia’s ambassador to Afghanistan, Dmitry Zhirnov, said in remarks broadcast by state Channel One television that the decision to officially recognize the Taliban government was made by President ...