The Taliban’s ranks rapidly swelledas people-weary with lawlessness and war-rallied ... money and men for the Taliban. Pakistani Motivations The aspect of contemporary Afghanistan that is ...

However, for centuries, Afghan ... the purdah (veil). Women stepped out in long coats and hats, and by the 1970s, they were wearing skirts and working shoulder-to-shoulder with men in various ...

The Taliban government are touting Afghanistan's vast natural resources, untapped during two decades of war, as a lifeline for the ravaged economy and a lucrative opportunity for foreign speculators.

Who's to Blame for the Afghan War? The Iraq and Afghanistan veteran President-elect Donald Trump picked to be defense secretary, Fox television personality Pete Hegseth, got very worked up at his ...

“Today, I can also report to the American people [as] the first president in decades who’s not leaving a war in Afghanistan to his successor,” the 82-year-old boasted at the State ...