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 ...

"When it comes to Afghanistan, ISIS-K is seen by Russia as a primary threat. This has been Moscow's long-standing position since the mid-2010s, which actually led Russia to align itself more closely ...

The Bagram Airflied was built in the 1950s by the USSR. It has played a central role in the Soviet-Afghan War (1979-89) as ...

The Soviet bomber fleet grew to over 2,000 airframes, starting with piston-engine planes and then evolving to jet-powered ...

Ask students what else they think the United States should have done in Afghanistan following the Soviet-Afghan War and during the rise of the Taliban. Could we have prevented or improved the ...

Russia will help the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan fight against the Afghan branch of Islamic State, Moscow's special ...