For centuries, Afghanistan served as a buffer zone between competing empires - from the British and Russian Empires to the ...

The dawn of the Afghan Empire began with the unification of diverse tribes under a shared banner. In a region long shaped by invading armies and shifting borders, Afghanistan forged its own identity ...

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- Afghan tribes are needed as crucial battlefield allies against the Taliban and other extremists in the same way local militias rose up to oppose insurgents in Iraq, the ...

When the front line around Mazar-i-Sharif burst under relentless U.S. bombing, the retreating Taliban fighters knew there was only one option: to run fast and far. Retreating into Mazar-i-Sharif’s ...

Péter Marton analyzes the presentation by Major General Ton van Loon of the Netherlands, former commander of ISAF RC-S, delivered at the U.S. Atlantic Council (ACUS), where he talked of many issues ...

TORA BORA, Afghanistan Heads bowed and hands bound behind their backs, 18 al-Qaida fighters captured in the fall of Tora Bora were paraded in front of reporters Monday as Afghan tribal soldiers and ...

At the centre of the hostilities is the contentious Durand Line, the international border between the two nations delineated ...

The Anbar Awakening was one of the keys to American success in Iraq. Many policymakers are now wondering aloud if it is possible to replicate that phenomenon in Afghanistan. This question is important ...

Special Forces Maj. Jim Gant says officers looked for excuses to get rid of him. WASHINGTON — -- When the U.S. military relieved Special Forces legend Jim Gant from command in March 2012, he saw ...