On this day in 1979, the Soviet Union intervened in support of the Afghan communist government in its conflict with anti-communist Muslim guerrillas during the Afghan War. Chinese hackers stole ...

Poland's foreign minister said Putin used to criticize the Soviet approach that helped bankrupt it, but now he's repeating ...

In a bold move six months before the Soviets' December 1979 invasion, Carter signed a secret directive known as a “presidential finding” that authorized the CIA to provide nonlethal aid to rebels ...

This is facilitated by the near-free movement across the border of tribesmen and groups since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. TTP is TTA’s leverage against Pakistan. While the TTA leadership ...

Worried that 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan created a springboard for a Soviet invasion through Iran and Afghanistan to the oil-rich Persian Gulf, Carter laid down the "Carter Doctrine." ...

Despite these challenges, diplomatic ties have persisted, reflecting the complexities and resilience of their relationship.

The other far-reaching developments during his term in office were the end of detente with the Soviet Union’s 1979 invasion of Afghanistan, the Iranian revolution, and his reversal on ...

In exile, Afghan musicians struggle to preserve their craft as Pakistan's deportations push them toward the Taliban repression they fled.

Initial plans for the canal date back to the 1970s, but the Soviet invasion in 1979 triggered more than 40 years of civil unrest and violence in Afghanistan, putting Qoshtepa on long hold.