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Russia has become the first country to formally recognise the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
A former senior Taliban official told CBS News that while the move was welcome, "Russia and China can't financially support us the way the Americans did."
The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan amid a chaotic U.S. withdrawal and toppled the Western-backed government in 2021.
Afghanistan's Foreign Ministry called it a historic step, and quoted Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi as welcoming the decision as "a good example for other countries."
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The foreign minister in Kabul called Moscow's decision "courageous".
Russia on Thursday became the first country to formally recognize the Taliban's government in Afghanistan since it seized power in 2021, after Moscow removed the group from its list of outlawed organizations.