The history of US intervention in Afghanistan, from the Cold War to 9/11 How American meddling shaped life in Afghanistan.

Western strategists say snow and extreme cold make it far more difficult for Taliban fighters to use infiltration routes through high mountain passes between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Five countries plan to revive the use of a weapon prohibited by treaty for more than a quarter of a century, hoping to ...

Another project designed to draw Afghans closer to Central Asia is the AIRITOMFree Zone in Termez, which opened last year and ...

Will the consequences be Afghanistan fractured and unanchored in a very rough region, with the Taliban unleashed to resurrect their Islamic Emirate? For the United States, denying Afghanistan to ...

But a civil war in Afghanistan is a proxy war for the region, and unlike the early 90s, the stakes are higher. Pakistan and India have nuclear weapons. Iran might.

The New Cold War Politics in Afghanistan Regional rivalries involving Pakistan, India, Russia, and China complicate an already dire security situation. By Daud Khattak April 10, 2017 ...

Hundreds have died in plunging temperatures, and malnutrition has been rampant as the Taliban government’s ban on female workers has hampered international aid.

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The first Cold War featured a series of proxy wars of the kinetic variety, whether in Vietnam, Cuba or Afghanistan. In a second Cold War, the proxy wars will likely be fought in cyberspace.

A Feckless American Foreign Policy’s Legacy U.S. post-Cold War complacency made today’s menacing world possible. By Walter Russell Mead July 18, 2022 5:28 pm ET Share ...

Developed in the late 1940s and entering service in the 1950s, it was an evolution of the older T-54 that was specifically built to counter Western tanks such as the M48 Patton during the Cold War.