Although the Soviet Cold War rivals initially protested against the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan, it played well into their hands. The U.S. was happy to give the USSR its Vietnam.

This Kings and Generals episode focuses on the fierce campaigns in the Panjshir Valley and the ultimate Soviet withdrawal.

“Battle for Afghanistan” is about risking the lives of troops to protect the son of a high-ranking Soviet official. Don’t let anyone tell you there’s not a difference between superpowers.

The Truth About the Soviet War in Afghanistan Trump mischaracterized it in an attempt to justify his own disastrous policy in the region.

John Allen, the Marine general who retired last year after serving as the top coalition commander in Afghanistan, said a study of the Soviet war in Afghanistan produced key lessons.

The Truth About the Soviet War in Afghanistan Trump mischaracterized it in an attempt to justify his own disastrous policy in the region.

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.

The Soviet decision to invade Afghanistan in 1979 and the imbroglio that followed were seminal events in the Cold War’s last years. Kalinovsky goes over the whole story briefly and then, with a large ...

Thirty years on, Soviet war in Afghanistan continues to divide Russia Vladimir Putin has overseen effort to rehabilitate view of war in Russians’ eyes ...

There are clear lessons from the nearly decade-long Soviet occupation that the international community might heed in its ninth year of war in Afghanistan, with the biggest battle campaign now ...

The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan 25 years ago this month -- the first time since World War II that organized Soviet troops had been sent outside the bloc or Cuba. The fighting in Afghanistan ...