Often called “the Soviet Union’s Vietnam War”, the conflict in Afghanistan began at Christmas in 1979 and dragged on for a further nine years, causing the deaths of over 25,000 Soviet soldiers and ...

Russia and Afghanistan have centuries-old links, but the Kremlin's recent activity in statements about the Taliban are ...

Many Russian soldiers say they would see a cease-fire along the current front lines as a failure, hinting at the nationalist ...

The long dominance of expensive, long-endurance drones like the $30 million MQ-9 Reaper may be ending as threats to them ...

Mohammed Reza Sazish, a civil rights activist who fled to Pakistan from Afghanistan, fears being caught up in a mass ...

India hit Pakistan with air strikes deep into the country, killing dozens, but Pakistan claimed to have shot down multiple ...

President Trump’s administration has invested considerable time, effort, and political capital trying to end this war.

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Advanced technology in warfare is already widespread. The use of uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs)—commonly known as drones—in ...

Regional powers—notably Saudi Arabia and Iran—are increasingly choosing a side in the ongoing fracas between New Delhi and ...

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureates will be announced on October 10. This year, 338 nominations have been received. Surely, ...