The bloodiest bombing in years in Russia's North Caucasus shows that the "Afghan-isation" of the mainly Muslim region is proceeding apace, fuelled by poverty, corruption, clan wars and brutal law ...

Russia wants to enlarge its presence in Afghanistan and rebuild the country where Soviet troops fought a disastrous decade-long war, Russia's envoy to Kabul said, describing ties between the two ...

参考：Ex-Afghan Commandos Fighting For Russia In Ukraine: Last Afghan Army Boss. 旧アフガニスタン政府軍の兵士がロシア側としてウクライナ軍と戦うという構図は「皮肉な結果」としか言いようがない ...

米当局者らによると、米国防総省の高官はロシア側関係者と、アフガニスタンでテロの脅威が浮上した際に中央アジアのロシア軍基地を利用する ...