Americans first took note of the Hind during the Soviet-Afghanistan War, where it proved incredibly difficult to shoot down. The Afghan's difficulty in bringing down Hinds resulted in the U.S ...

The Soviet-Afghan War raged for nine years and is considered a major part of the overarching Cold War between the US and its allies, and the Soviet Union. A major faction was the Afghan Mujahideen - ...

The Afghan war involving Soviet troops lasted from 1979 to 1989. About 15,000 Soviet soldiers lost their lives during the fighting in Afghanistan. The anniversary of the Soviet troops ...

The reality in Afghanistan and the region provides a lot for peacemakers to work with -- if we can look past gloomy predictions. 40 years ago, the Soviet Union ... and the trade war – all ...

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 has hosted a landmark international meeting on Afghanistan in Moscow aimed at kick-starting peace talks after decades of war. It is the ... the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan ...

Post-WWII, tension between the USA and the Soviet Union ... The end of the Cold War The Communist government in Russia disintegrated due to economic pressures, the war in Afghanistan and revolt ...

Pakistan-Taliban war: Amid rising tensions ... is the eldest son of Ahmad Shah Massoud, an anti-Soviet military leader and former defense minister of Afghanistan who was assassinated by al-Qaeda ...