KABUL, July 5 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan interim government's chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has welcomed the decision of the Russian Federation to recognize the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" as ...

Kabul, a city of over six million people, could become the first modern city to run out of water in the next five years, a new report has warned. Groundwater levels in the Afghan capital have dropped ...

Russia's decision to formally recognise the Taliban government has been seen as an opening for a stronger economy by some ...

Pakistan on Friday reacted cautiously to the Russian decision recognising the Afghan Taliban government, saying the matter ...

In a historic and controversial move, Russia has become the first nation to officially recognise the Taliban government in ...

Pakistan has released 769 Afghan nationals from detention over the past week, handing them over to Afghan authorities at two key border crossings, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation ...

Four years after the controversial withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, the Pentagon has launched a new review of the two-decade-long war in the country. The aim of this review is to extract key ...

NEARLY four years after the Afghan Taliban marched into Kabul, Russia has become the first country to recognise ...

India is unlikely to immediately recognize the Taliban. Russia's move creates opportunities for New Delhi. India-Kabul ties ...

The Taliban government said Russia has made a "brave decision" and set an example for others. Moscow said it wants to boost ...