There is no official record of those who travelled to Afghanistan during the decade-long Afghan-Soviet war. However, according to various sources, the number ranges from 3,000 to 10,000. As the war ...

Islamic fundamentalists in Bangladesh have taken to social media to embrace the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan. Experts say Dhaka should be cautious but not overly concerned.

Veterans of the Soviet Union's decade-long war in Afghanistan see parallels — and stark contrasts — with the U.S. experience and exit after two decades there.

The Soviet-Afghan war’s main relevance to the U.S. campaign in Iraq is operational. The Soviet experience underscored the crucial importance of intelligence in fighting an insurgency, ...

Thirty years ago, the Soviet Union withdrew from a disastrous nine-year war in Afghanistan. "Those who fought are being looked up to again," says one Russian veteran.

From 1986 to 1989, he hopped in and out of Afghanistan on assignment for Red Star, the Soviet (and now Russian) military newspaper. Advertisement Photographing war today is not what it was then.

The first official deployment of the Soviet army into the Kingdom of Afghanistan began Dec. 25, 1979, and marked the beginning of a decade-long Soviet rule in the country.

Since 1993, 29 missing Soviet soldiers have been found alive in Afghanistan, with seven of them—plus Abdullah—choosing to stay there rather than return home. Featured Weekly Ad ...