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 ...

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 eliminated a communist rival from ...

President Ronald Reagan is often credited with defeating the Soviet Union ... to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Unveiling the new policy during his 1980 State of the Union address, Carter ...

The covert aid program initiated under Carter became the backbone of the Afghan insurgency, setting the stage for the Soviet Union’s eventual withdrawal in 1989. In a bold move six months before the ...