Wedged between the Middle East, south Asia and central Asia, Afghanistan occupies a pivotal place in world geography and world history. Its location has helped draw a diversity of cultures, religions ...

In order for any settlement with Russia to have a chance of lasting, Putin must be forced to reach the conclusion that Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev had in 1985 regarding the Soviet war in ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Supreme Court on Thursday lifted a ban on Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, a group that was designated as ...

To finish the job, the Trump administration must double down on economic sanctions, strengthen U.S. military deterrence in the region, and work with regional allies to dismantle Iran’s remaining ...