Erroneously known as the graveyard of empires, Afghanistan in fact served as the battlefield of the world.Long before the name Afghanistan appeared in written record, the region formed one of the ...

"It's easy to enter Afghanistan, but it's very difficult to stay there," said Suleman Raja, professor at the University of Baluchistan, in the western Pakistani city of Quetta, near the Afghan border.

Nov. 16, 2006 — -- When American Nancy Hatch Dupree found out she had been dubbed "Afghanistan's grandmother," she "went into orbit," she said. The Afghans she worked with didn't understand her ...

pt. 1. Introduction. -- The land -- The people -- pt. 2. The historical background. -- Prehistory and Bronze Age civilisations -- Iron Age and the Iranians -- Alexander and the establishment of Greek ...

Afghanistan has the lowest well-being levels in recorded history following the withdrawal of American forces, according to new research. Afghans’ life satisfaction and hope for the future are both at ...

The Doha Agreement between the Taliban and the United States was signed on Saturday, February 29, 2020. I was supposed to be off that day, but I came to work anyway. How could I stay at home? History ...

Luke Basso has been producing documentary short films on veterans and military history since he was in high school. He recently returned from Afghanistan and tells WAMC North Country Bureau Chief Pat ...

KABUL, Afghanistan, November 14 (UNHCR) - The final results of Afghanistan's landmark parliamentary elections were only declared on Sunday, after several delays, but Shinkai Karokhail was already at ...

"I really feel like we were part of Afghanistan history," the 35-year-old said. "We really bridged a gap that existed, and I think we are doing the most responsible, transparent thing." Schroeder, 20, ...