This is what it means to lose a war: You don't get to dictate terms to the victors. McConnell added: "The Taliban should not be allowed to tell us how long we are there to get our personnel out.

More than 800 people have been killed and over 2,500 wounded after a powerful earthquake hit the eastern Kunar province of Afghanistan. Due to its mountainous surroundings, Afghanistan is prone to ...

The area known today as Afghanistan has seen many invasions and rulers over the centuries, including Alexander the Great (circa 330 B.C.E.), Mahmud of Ghazna (11th century) and Genghis Khan (13th ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Afghanistan has been in turmoil over the past 40 years. In the 1980s, it was at war with Russia. The 1990s saw civil war and eventual rule by the Taliban. Then, in the wake of the ...

The United States completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan on Monday, marking the end of a war that has cost tens of thousands of lives and trillions of dollars over the span of 20 years. In the wake ...

Former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker, Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute (Ret.) and author Craig Whitlock join The Post to discuss revelations from the new Washington Post book, “The Afghanistan ...

The axiom that the world's destiny is in the hands of bankers and industrialists is never more aptly demonstrated than in wartime. The lords of capital and the cannon merchants thrive on the menace of ...

U.S. soldiers take part in an operation in support of Afghan soldiers in Wardak province, Afghanistan, in 2013. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) No American war lasted longer than the U.S.

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 ...