MANY factors were responsible for the defeat of the erstwhile Soviet Union and then the US in Afghanistan ... and thousands of mujahideen from various countries, particularly in the Middle ...

It was triggered by the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 and the Islamic revolution in Iran. Before the 9/11 attacks, Afghanistan saw the presence of several Mujahideen fighters of smaller ...

KABUL (Pajhwok): Head of the Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan (HIA) Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has said that the 8th of Sawar was in fact a ...

The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, igniting a Cold War-era insurgency that saw the United States fund and arm ...

Historically, Kayan has played a pivotal role for the Ismaili community in Afghanistan, especially during periods of conflict such as the Soviet era, the Mujahideen, and the Afghan civil war.

In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, triggering a Cold War-era conflict. The United States supported and armed mujahideen fighters, who eventually forced the Soviet forces out after a decade ...

Summary: The Su-25 "Frogfoot," Russia's counterpart to the US A-10 Warthog, has faced mixed results in combat over its ...

Ahmad Massoud warns against rising threats of attacks by terror outfits regrouping in vacuum created by US troops pullout ...

The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, igniting a Cold War-era insurgency that saw the United States fund and arm mujahideen fighters who drove Russian forces out a decade later.