Earlier this week Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia’s powerful Security Council, reached Kabul carrying the message that ...

Russia plans to support the Taliban in exploiting Afghanistan's rich natural resources, including gold. A detailed ...

Russia's parliament passed a law permitting courts to suspend bans on terrorist groups, enabling potential normalization of ...

The Trump transition team is compiling a list of current and former military officers involved in the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan to determine if they should be court-martialed. NBC News ...

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In his first appearance in court for corruption charges, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid bare his stark ...

One especially colorful anecdote with which the prime minister regaled the court involved the US president, his secretary of state and a secret invitation to visit far-off Afghanistan. After ...

President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is compiling a list of current and former military officials involved in the Afghanistan withdrawal to investigate potential court-martial ...