Russia's parliament passed a law on Tuesday that would allow courts to suspend bans on groups designated by Moscow as ...

Russia's own military force in Syria, including jets and naval vessels, has pulled back and appears to be partially evacuating, but it has not yet withdrawn from the country. A renegotiated lease that ...

The government accused the Islamic State of being behind the attack, which struck at the heart of the Taliban’s power ...

In reality, however, Spetsnaz are not a specific tactical unit but a more general clandestine force which were deployed at the behest of the Soviet intelligence security services for special missions.

Russia lives with the legacy of nine years of Soviet involvement in Afghanistan bolstering a government friendly to Moscow and resisting anti-communist guerrillas. About 15,000 Soviet troops died ...

Russia moved a step closer towards recognising the Taliban government of Afghanistan on Tuesday as parliament voted in favour ...

A suicide bombing in Kabul on Wednesday killed the Taliban’s refugee minister, Khalil Haqqani, along with two others, marking ...

Taliban refugee minister Khalil Haqqani has been killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul, the movement's most high profile ...