The collapse of the Soviet Empire came suddenly, mostly due to the invasion of Afghanistan. Let's talk about that!

The Soviet-Afghan War raged for nine years and is considered a major part of the overarching Cold War between the US and its allies, and the Soviet Union. A major faction was the Afghan Mujahideen - ...

Just as with the U.S. military’s experience fighting North Vietnamese insurgents in the harsh jungles of Indochina, the Soviet forces learned that the tough Afghan terrain of mountains, valleys, and ...

The reality in Afghanistan and the region provides a lot for peacemakers to work with -- if we can look past gloomy predictions. 40 years ago, the Soviet Union eliminated a communist rival from ...

In the 1980s (Afghan years 1359-68), the Soviet Red Army and its allied Afghan army committed massive war crimes and crimes against humanity, intentionally targeting civilians and civilian areas ...

"Close to 620,000 officers, sergeants and soldiers went through their military service there ... of the 35th anniversary of the Soviet pullout from Afghanistan. The ministry said "by assisting ...

Russian forces are suffering heavier losses near Pokrovsk than the Soviet Union did during its entire war in Afghanistan. — Ukrinform.

TASS/. The special military operation in Ukraine will end in a victory for Russia, Colonel General (Ret.) Boris Gromov, a hero of the Soviet Union, Afghan war veteran and former Moscow Region ...