First as a Marine and then as a journalist, I spent years tied to Afghanistan. I returned one last time to speak to a former ...

Combat in Afghanistan pushed firearms to their limits, with soldiers facing everything from close-quarters urban fighting to long-range engagements across rugged terrain. The weapons that proved most ...

KABUL, Afghanistan, December 21 (UNHCR) - The decades of violence which devastated Afghanistan have ended, but across the country a new battle is being waged. It is a campaign fought in the simple mud ...

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan and international troops killed at least 65 Taliban insurgents in battles in two southern provinces, each involving large groups of insurgents and lasting several ...

Why did the Soviet Union lose the war in Afghanistan - even after winning key battles? This Kings and Generals episode focuses on the fierce campaigns in the Panjshir Valley and the ultimate Soviet ...