Russia’s recognition of the Taliban provides much sought-after legitimacy to a regime that is enforcing the world’s most ...

The mujahideen, funded and armed by the West, fought what was then a global superpower to a humiliating retreat. The conflict helped unravel the USSR. Now, Russia returns not as occupier but as ...

Russia became the first country to give recognition to Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) and embrace the de facto T ...

German authorities on Thursday gave orders to block an Islamist website in a bid to combat extremism. The orders were issued ...