The fall of Afghanistan’s horse power is a lesson to today’s petrostates: Power based on a strategic commodity is fleeting
Not so long ago, Afghanistan was the Saudi Arabia of horses. But technological change led to its rapid decline.
Battle Lines: Why the Taliban won in Afghanistan
In the first episode of our special holiday series taking a left-field look at conflict and war, we hear personal stories ...
Afghanistan's Rashid returns to test squad for Zimbabwe series
Afghanistan spin spearhead Rashid Khan will return to test cricket in a two-match series in Zimbabwe beginning later this ...
Blinken faces GOP critics in Congress who say Afghanistan withdrawal ‘lit the world on fire’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to face questions for the last time ...
UN urges Taliban to embrace human rights obligations for Afghanistan’s protection and prosperity
The U.N. mission in Afghanistan wants the country's Taliban rulers to embrace global human rights obligations for the ...
Blast in Afghanistan Kills a Taliban Leader, Khalil Haqqani
The government accused the Islamic State of being behind the attack, which struck at the heart of the Taliban’s power ...
In Iraq and Afghanistan ‘our future was always written,’ but the next war is uncertain, says 101st commander
The commander of the 101st Airborne Division said today's soldiers train for even more “uncertain times” than their ...
Protests erupt as House Republicans grill Blinken on 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
The House Foreign Affairs Committee heard testimony from Secretary of State Antony Blinken Wednesday as he defended the Biden ...
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Afghanistan edge Zimbabwe to win T20 series
HARARE, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Afghanistan edged Zimbabwe with three balls to spare in their final Twenty20 international on Saturday to win the series 2-1 after scoring 128-7 in reply to Zimbabwe’s 127.