The War Between USSR and Afghanistan (1979-1989). Two Images of a Lost WarVakulovski,Alexandru
Nerkh, despite its orchards of apple trees and clean Himalayan air, is not an easy place to live. Like much of Afghanistan’s rural population, the residents of the district, impoverished tenant farmers, are trapped between the inexorable pressures of the insurgency and the American military. ...
(Much like the USA in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan.) I guess the main reason why I overreacted was due to my long observation that “cancel culture” has really gotten out of hand in this country (and some others) in recent years, where literally everyone is guilty until proven ...
He looks out at the silent Mohmand Valley ahead of him. Fields thick with shrubs and trees fill the valley floor. As it narrows, the hills on either side merge into mountains. In the distance, the magnificent Spin Ghar, or White Mountains, mark the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan....
Biden said diplomatic and humanitarian efforts would continue in Afghanistan and that the US would support peace efforts between the Afghan government and the Taliban. 拜登表示,外交和人道主义方面努力将继续在阿富汗进行,同时美国将支持阿富汗政府与塔利班之间的和平努力。
ALTHOUGH THE WHITE HOUSE announced on August 10 that Obama has a “winning” strategy in Afghanistan and enough forces on the ground to achieve US goals despite advances by the Taliban, General Stanley McChrystal sees it otherwise. For on the very same day, McChrystal told the Wall Street ...
Afghanistan’s warring sides started negotiations for the first time, bringing together the Taliban and delegates appointed by the Afghan government Saturday for historic meetings aimed at ending decades of war.
In Afghanistan alone, the Department of Defense has spent well over $900 billion dollars. And the costs won’t stop when the war does either. It is estimated that the US has committed to pay for health-care, disability benefits, burial and other costs for roughly 4 million Afghanistan and...
The cost in lives has also been high.More than 2,200 US troops have been killed in Afghanistan, as well as thousands of allied forces. Tens of thousands of Afghan civilians and military have also died in the conflict. And so the question arises, if the war has become seemingly unwinnable...
Read CNN's US War in Afghanistan Fast Facts and learn about the war on terror, al Qaeda in Afghanistan and the Taliban.