WarsofTheWorld on MSN10d
When 39 Soviet Soldiers Took on 250 Afghan Mujahideen...
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 - ...
Fox News27d
Wife of detained American in Afghanistan meets with Trump's national security adviser
A wife working to bring her husband home from years of wrongful detainment in Afghanistan saw heartening progress over the weekend. After traveling to Mar-a-Lago with no promise that anyone with ...
CNN5d
Taliban raids and suspends Afghanistan’s only nationwide women’s radio station
The Taliban suspended the operation of Afghanistan’s only nationwide women’s radio station after raiding its premises on Tuesday, deepening the exclusion of women from public life and society ...
Voice of America19d
Islamic State claims killing of Chinese national in Afghanistan
Taliban authorities in northeastern Afghanistan said Wednesday that a gun attack resulted in the death of a Chinese national, while his local interpreter escaped unharmed. An Afghanistan-based ...
Reuters6d
Back in the USSR: Putin revives Soviet-era 'Eurovision' with new allies
MOSCOW, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a revival of the Soviet answer to the Eurovision Song Contest in an effort to counter what he says is the decadence of modern ...
Forbes26d
2025 Must Be The End Of Gender Apartheid In Afghanistan
The last three years have seen the Taliban placing restrictions on all aspects of women’s lives in Afghanistan. From education to employment. From movement to participation in everyday activities.
New York Post28d
Here’s how an Afghanistan veteran used his previous wildfire season experiences to save his home from the LA fire
An Army veteran who served in Afghanistan managed to save his family’s home from the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles by employing tricks he gathered while weathering previous blazes in the ...
ABC News20d
2 Americans freed from Afghanistan in prisoner swap, family and Taliban say
Ryan Corbett, an American held in Afghanistan since 2022, has been released. Ryan Corbett, an American held in Afghanistan since 2022, has been released from Taliban custody in a prisoner swap ...
Forbes29d
The Tragic Story Of Laika, The Soviet ‘Canine Cosmonaut’ Who Made Space History In 1957
From the streets of Moscow to the stars: Laika, the soviet space dog, pioneered a voyage into space ... [+] that was both groundbreaking and heartbreaking. On November 3rd, 1957, the Soviet Union ...
Voice of America21d
Cutting Afghanistan funds 'biggest threat to helping women,' aid chief warns
Funding cuts to Afghanistan are the biggest threat to helping the country’s women, the chief of a top aid agency warned Sunday. Jan Egeland, the secretary-general of the Norwegian Refugee ...
Reuters6d
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban vow to stay united despite "enemy" bids to cause rifts
KABUL, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban rulers will stay united despite enemies' efforts to create divisions among the movement's leaders and the people, a spokesman said, ruling out the ...