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Articles with tag "Afghanistan"

Leaving Afghanistan

Director of ‘Unpatriotic’ Movie Says Russia Not Ready for Truth About War

As the country prepares for its annual Victory Day parade, a movie on the Soviet war in Afghanistan is raising uncomfortable questions.
From the archive

Remembering the Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan, 30 Years Later, in Pictures

Feb. 15, 2019, marks the 30th anniversary of the Soviet withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
Podcast

The Taliban Gets Moscow’s VIP Treatment. And Why Some New Russian Stats Are Raising Eyebrows

From Russia With News is a weekly news and analysis podcast produced by Moscow Times journalists
Afghanistan

On Visit to Russia, Taliban Says It Wants U.S. Pullout in Months

The Afghan government is worrying openly that the U.S. will leave them at the mercy of the Taliban.
Afghanistan

Russia Plays Power Broker as U.S.-Taliban Talks Gather Steam

Russia will host the Taliban and Afghan politicians opposed to President Ashraf Ghani on Tuesday.
Afghanistan

Russia Challenges U.S. in Hosting Taliban at Afghan Talks

Russia hosts the Taliban at a peace conference in Moscow in an attempt to foster “inclusive, inter-Afghan dialogue”.
Afghanistan

Taliban Participates in Afghanistan Peace Talks in Moscow

Representatives from Iran, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan arrived for the talks, officials said.
Afghanistan

Taliban Officials Say They Will Attend Moscow Peace Talks

The Afghan Taliban will join multilateral peace talks hosted by Russia on Friday, senior Taliban officials said after the United States and Afghanistan...
Afghanistan

Russia Postpones Afghan Peace Meeting at Kabul's Request

Lavrov said Russia wants “Afghan-owned peace talks and is ready for any effective cooperation in that regard with the government of Afghanistan."
Afghanistan

Taliban Accepts Russian Invitation to Talks, Afghan Govt Declines

Washington and Afghanistan have said they will not go to the Moscow talks in September.
Afghanistan

Afghanistan Calls on Russia to Help Press Taliban Into Peace Talks

Nearly 40 years have passed since Moscow sent its troops into Afghanistan, beginning a bloody decade-long occupation.
Afghanistan

Taliban to Take Part in Moscow Talks on Afghanistan in September

Moscow had invited the Taliban, which is banned in Russia and considered a terrorist organisation.
Afghanistan

Missing Soviet Pilot Turns Up Alive in Afghanistan, 30 Years After War

Officially, 417 Soviet soldiers were declared a missing or as prisoners of war in the 1979-1989 conflict.
Afghanistan

Russia Dismisses as 'Idle Gossip' Claims It Is Helping Afghan Taliban

"Once again, we insist that such statements are absolutely baseless and appeal to officials not to talk nonsense."
Afghanistan

Former Afghan President Sees Russia as Key to Peace With Taliban

Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai believes Russia can play a decisive role in ending America’s longest war
Afghanistan

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Cites Fake Bin Laden Visit to Slam Manafort Indictment

Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman on Wednesday criticized the indictment of Donald Trump’s former campaign manager this week by referring to a...
Afghanistan

Safe But Not Welcomed, Afghan Refugees Build New Lives in Russia

Moscow's Afghan community centers around a cluster of gray tower blocks that make up the Soviet-era Sevastopol Hotel
opinion
Artemy Kalinovsky

Russia Gambles in Afghanistan — Again (Op-ed)

Moscow may think co-operation with the Taliban is an insurance policy for the future. In reality, it risks increased antagonism between the world’s military...
Terrorism

Russia May be Supplying Afghanistan's Taliban, U.S. General Says

A top U.S. General said on Thursday that the Kremlin may be directly supplying the Taliban in Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Putin to Stress Superpower Status in Presidential Campaign

Restoring Moscow's global influence will be a dominant theme of the 2018 election, experts say.
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