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Soviet War in Afghanistan

September 29, 2021
Ahmad Shah Massoud: An Afghan Napoleon
By Catherine Putz
Renowned British journalist Sandy Gall’s biography of Massoud comes at a critical time for Afghanistan.

June 01, 2021
Will Afghanistan Collapse When the US Withdraws?
By Jonathan Schroden
The fate of the Afghan government following the Soviet withdrawal is more complex than sometimes assumed. That has lessons for Kabul today.

May 18, 2021
US Withdrawal From Afghanistan: Another Long Goodbye?
By Catherine Putz
It’s worth revisiting the Soviet Union’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, in light of the United States’ current withdrawal plan.

July 03, 2020
US, Russia Share a Complex and Bloody History in Afghanistan
By Associated Press
The two powers share decades of experience in the country.

May 14, 2019
India in Afghanistan After the Soviet Withdrawal
By Avinandan Choudhury
India’s tough experience in post-1989 Afghanistan could hold lessons for weathering a U.S. troop withdrawal.

May 03, 2019
In ‘Memory Boxes,’ Afghans Memorialize Lives Lost to Violence
By Ezzatullah Mehrdad
A recently opened center in Kabul memorializes the victims of Afghanistan’s chronic state of war.

March 22, 2016
Digging for Mines in Afghanistan
By Ivan A. Flores
International efforts are slowly bringing hope to an otherwise grim situation.

July 01, 2015
Afghanistan and The Stinger Myth
By Franz-Stefan Gady
What actually forced the Soviets to withdraw from Afghanistan in 1989?

January 15, 2015
Afghanistan, Birthdays and War
By Aziz Amin Ahmadzai and Ziauddin Wahaj
The legacy of conflict in Afghanistan is extensive, and should not be forgotten.
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