The documents reveal that high-ranking officials generally held the opinion that the war was unwinnable while keeping this view hidden from the public. Due to the difficulty of creating objective metrics to demonstrate success, information was manipulated for the duration of the conflict.

Afghan War, in the history of Afghanistan, the internal conflict that began in 1978 between anticommunist Islamic guerrillas and the Afghan communist government (aided in 1979–89 by Soviet troops), leading to the overthrow of the government in 1992.

Afghanistan Undercover (2022) Ramita Navai and director Karim Shah revealed the harsh realities of life for Afghan women and girls under the Taliban's rule. Explore related coverage in a story looking at the status of healthcare for women and a podcast interview with Navai.

Craig WhitlockThe Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War / AuthorCraig Michael Whitlock is an American journalist working for The Washington Post, where he is responsible for covering the Pentagon and national security. In 2021, he published his first book, The Afghanistan Papers: A Secret History of the War. Wikipedia

The United States went to Afghanistan in 2001 to wage a necessary war of self-defense. On September 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists attacked our country. They were able to plan and execute such a horrific attack because their Taliban hosts had given them safe haven in Afghanistan.

The Soviets calculated that by invading Afghanistan, they could safeguard their border from American encroachment and depose Amin to stabilise the deteriorating domestic situation in the country.

FAST FACTS

• OFFICIAL NAME: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
• CAPITAL: Kabul.
• POPULATION: 34,940,837.
• OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: Dari (Afghan Persian), Pashtu.
• MONEY: Afghani.
• AREA: 251,823 square miles (652,230 square kilometers)

The most ancient name of Afghanistan is “Gandhara". It is from there the modern name of Kandhar comes. In former times this was the name of entire Afghanistan. Kabul's ancient name is “Kapisa".

RETROGRADE captures the final nine months of America's 20-year war in Afghanistan from multiple perspectives: one of the last U.S. Special Forces units deployed there, a young Afghan general and his corps fighting to defend their homeland against all odds, and the civilians desperately attempting to flee as the country ...

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The Afghan Files are a set of Australian Defence Force documents about the operation of Australia's special forces in Afghanistan. The documents were leaked to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) by David McBride, upon which seven stories were published.

Ahmed RashidTaliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia / AuthorAhmed Rashid is a Pakistani journalist and best-selling foreign policy author of several books about Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia. Wikipedia