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Russia becomes the first country to formally recognize Taliban’s latest rule in Afghanistan
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 organizations.
Why has Russia formally recognised Afghanistan’s Taliban government?
It remains to be seen if countries like China and Pakistan follow Russia’s lead. Moscow has historically had deep strategic ...
Russia becomes first country to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban regime. Will China follow?
Russia becomes first country to recognise Afghanistan’s Taliban regime. Will China follow? - Experts monitoring the Taliban’s ...
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The Soviet War in Afghanistan: Russia’s Forgotten War
Often called “the Soviet Union’s Vietnam War”, the conflict in Afghanistan began at Christmas in 1979 and dragged on for a further nine years, causing the deaths of over 25,000 Soviet soldiers and ...
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The Strategic Logic of Russia’s Embrace of the Taliban
While Russia’s approach to Afghanistan isn’t fundamentally new, it necessitates certain initiatives by the West. The U.S. has to decide if it wants to have a role in the region or not.
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What’s Russia’s Aim in Afghanistan? – The Diplomat
On November 24, 2020, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in a video message to the participants of the Geneva International Conference on Afghanistan, expressed Moscow’s concern about the ...
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Putin’s Afghanistan - Foreign Affairs
If anything, Putin’s invasion of Ukraine looks even shakier than the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The televised meetings of Russia’s Security Council indicate that Putin’s closest advisers, unlike ...
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Russia Returns to Afghanistan - The National Interest
A Russian About-Face in Afghanistan. In late December, Moscow hosted a trilateral dialogue with Beijing and Islamabad on the future of Afghanistan. Importantly, ...
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Afghanistan turns to Russia for some food supplies amid Iran-Israel war
Afghanistan is in discussions with Russia to import certain foodstuffs as the conflict between Israel and Iran, one of its largest trading partners, risked cutting off supplies, its agriculture ...
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Where Russia’s Afghanistan Policy Went Wrong
First, Russia saw the disastrous performance of U.S. military and diplomatic strategy in Afghanistan during the U.S. war. As U.S. military efforts wore on, Afghanistan became increasingly insecure.
Russia becomes first country to formally recognize Taliban's rule in Afghanistan as China welcomes the move
A former senior Taliban official told CBS News that while the move was welcome, "Russia and China can't financially support ...
Russia becomes first country to recognise Taliban’s rule in Afghanistan
Russia has become the first nation to formally recognise the Taliban government in Afghanistan since the group seized power ...