Russia recognizes Taliban as government of Afghanistan, becoming the first nation to do so

Russia says it has accepted the credentials of a new ambassador of Afghanistan, making it the first nation to recognize the Taliban government of the country.

“We believe that the act of official recognition of the government of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan will give impetus to the development of productive bilateral cooperation between our countries in various fields,” the Russian Foreign Ministry says in a statement.

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