An American woman was freed by the Taliban after she, two British nationals and their Afghan translator were detained in Afghanistan earlier this year, according to a source with knowledge of the ...

Spetsnaz were more than just elite commandos—they were the Soviet Union’s secret weapon in Afghanistan. Deployed for high-risk missions, these covert operatives reshaped modern warfare.

Washington — Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday defended President Biden's decision to withdraw from Afghanistan while appearing before the Republican-led House Foreign Affairs ...

Indeed, the Taliban’s return to power was marked by attacks against the minority community in Afghanistan. In August 2024, the American Bar Association adopted a resolution urging all ...

President-elect Trump named Sebastian Gorka to join his national security team, specifically as the deputy assistant to the president and senior director for counter terrorism. Gorka, who Trump ...

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Sebastian Gorka, a firebrand conservative commentator who served in his first administration, to a national security role in the ...

Simple History Spetsnaz (Soviet Afghanistan war) Posted: November 4, 2024 | Last updated: November 4, 2024 Often, the Spetsnaz are thought of as Army commando units. In reality, however, Spetsnaz ...

Since the opening hours of the large-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s elite Spetsnaz special operations units have been on the front of the fighting. Much like the rest of the Russian ...

The killings took place in a remote border district between Daikundi, which has a predominantly Hazara population, and Ghor provinces, in central Afghanistan. The men were returning from a ...

Tensions between neighbors Pakistan and Afghanistan are running high as the Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif said this week that his country plans to continue launching cross-border attacks ...

It refers to a geographical region spanning parts of Iran, Afghanistan, and the five post-Soviet states of Central Asia. Historically, cities across the region played a pivotal in Khorasan’s ...