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 ...

In “Zbig,” Edward Luce tells the story of Zbigniew Brzezinski, a leading American strategist who had a notably eventful run ...

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova emphasized that Afghanistan possesses a unique geostrategic position and, in the future, could serve as a key link in the implementation of major e ...

MOSCOW, July 9. /TASS/. Russia and Afghanistan continue to engage in substantive discussions on the prospects for trade and economic cooperation, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova ...

China is now operating the former United States military facility at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, The Telegraph reports ...

Central Asian nations are increasingly engaging with Afghanistan through economic cooperation, trade, and infrastructure ...

The Soviet-Afghan War raged for nine years and is considered a major part of the overarching Cold War between the US and its ...

With a pledge of support and official recognition, Russia’s relationship with the Taliban has evolved considerably.

Even today, in the throes of a norm-busting trade war with China, there is talk of some kind of leader-to-leader grand ...

JAMES JEFFREY served as a Foreign Service Officer in seven U.S. administrations, including, during the first Trump ...

The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan amid a chaotic U.S. withdrawal and toppled the Western-backed government in 2021.

Russia has become the first country to formally recognize the Taliban government in Afghanistan, sparking outrage from ...