Afghanistan’s collapse into a failed state is the result of decades of invasion, civil war, corruption, and broken ...

During the long war in Afghanistan, the United States fought many visible battles — against the Taliban, against terrorism, and for control of a fragile nation. But behind the scenes, another secret ...

KABUL (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of volunteers fanned out across Afghanistan this week, braving deteriorating security and distrusting parents to administer two chilled drops of the oral polio ...

U.S. soldiers under constant enemy fire at remote base in Eastern Afghanistan. KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2010 -- About 700 U.S. soldiers live at Camp Joyce, nestled along the Pakistan ...

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An offensive is under way in southern Afghanistan to root out Taliban fighters from villages outside Kandahar. That's the city that's the birthplace of the Taliban movement. Afghan government troops ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Dec. 7, 2010— -- Senior United States officials fear that despite billions of dollars and countless efforts trying to expand their ...

KABUL (Reuters) - Battles between the Taliban and government forces were responsible for the most Afghan civilian casualties in 2014, the war’s deadliest year, surpassing roadside bombs as the leading ...

While America’s longest war – the 20-year conflict in Afghanistan – ended when American forces hastily fled the country in August 2021, memories from two decades of bloody battles are still lodged ...

Australia is grappling with trying to investigate veterans accused of misconduct during the long war in Afghanistan, while the price tag for litigation keeps rising. The Australian government has ...

The spectacle of fierce fighting around a dusty Afghan town, with well-armed Western troops, backed by helicopters and Afghan allies, bearing down on hundreds of dug-in Taliban fighters, would seem to ...

The road to success for President Obama’s Afghanistan strategy runs through India, goes an increasingly familiar refrain. That’s because reversing the Taliban’s momentum requires getting rid of the ...