The Soviet Mi-24 was a testament to the Soviet preference for brute force and power over finesse or whiz-bang technological ...

One of the keys to the Taliban success was they offered an alternative. They said, “Look, the mujahedeen fought heroically to liberate your country but have now turned it into a war zone. We offer ...

The Soviet-Afghan War raged for nine years and is considered a major part of the overarching Cold War between the US and its allies, and the Soviet Union. A major faction was the Afghan Mujahideen - ...

The reality in Afghanistan and the region provides a lot for peacemakers to work with -- if we can look past gloomy predictions. 40 years ago, the Soviet Union eliminated a communist rival from ...

In 1978, a year before the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, Russian archaeologist Viktor Ivanovich Sarianidi began digging at the Tillya Tepe site in northern Afghanistan, which archaeologists ...

Donald Trump says the US is planning to return to Afghanistan to counter the growing influence of China | One of India's ...

Then, on New Year's Day 1980, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, a non-aligned nation. Castro's foreign policy received a crushing blow. "Like a man at the horse races he bet all his money on a ...

The Islamic Emirate said in a statement Friday on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan that “the invaders should learn from the successes of jihad ...

Trump also called for the removal of military leaders involved in the withdrawal process. President Donald Trump has ...

President Donald Trump has said the US is planning to return to Afghanistan, nearly four years after its Army exited.