A new book by the veteran correspondent Jon Lee Anderson captures a long war’s noble goals and crippling missteps.

Afghanistan’s rich and tumultuous history unfolds in just 10 minutes, offering an essential overview of its rise, fall, and ...

Through their stories, the book also traces the country’s complicated recent history — from the Soviet invasion of 1979 through an American-backed insurgency, civil war, the initial rise of ...

The U.S. and its allies quickly defeated the Taliban only to see the Islamic fundamentalist group return to power two decades later.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday marked the fourth anniversary of the suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S.

Original plans called for the 9,800 U.S. military trainers who would remain in Afghanistan next year to also have the authority to conduct limited counterterrorism operations against al Qaeda in ...

A US military cargo plane that flew into Afghanistan last week has sparked speculation that America could retake control of the strategic Bagram air base. According to local media reports, the C ...