The closest analogue for the American invasion of Afghanistan was the Soviet one 20-odd years earlier. Unlike the Soviets, American troops went in initially as invading forces, whereas the Soviets ...

Afghanistan has plunged deeper into a crisis marked by levels of child hunger unseen in 25 years and the closure of almost ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Pentagon's plan for an accountability review of the August 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, raises a question with few clear ...

Landmines and other explosives left behind after decades of war killed at least 92 people and injured 379 others in Afghanistan last year.

Speaking at Pakistan’s National Assembly on Monday, Asif said that Islamabad’s motive to be a part of the wars was driven by ...

82nd Airborne soldiers prepare to board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 30, 2021. (Senior Airman Taylor Crul/Air Force) The ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the US War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7, 2001 with allied air strikes on Taliban and al Qaeda targets. The United States linked the September 11, 2001 terrorist ...

At the peak of the war in Afghanistan, following President Barack Obama's troop surge in late 2009, about 110,000 service members were deployed to the country at a given time. At least some of those ...

During his 2012 re-election campaign, President Barack Obama pledged to "end the war in Afghanistan in 2014." As straightforward as that might sound, disentangling U.S. involvement in Afghanistan ...

President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan over Memorial Day weekend to thank the American troops stationed there. He also told them that "by the end of this year, ...

Two Army pilots killed in Afghanistan helicopter crash have been identified. President Donald Trump made an unannounced trip to Delaware Thursday evening to honor two U.S. Army pilots killed in ...