The fall of Afghanistan’s horse power is a lesson to today’s petrostates: Power based on a strategic commodity is fleeting
Not so long ago, Afghanistan was the Saudi Arabia of horses. But technological change led to its rapid decline.
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32 trapped as coal mine collapses in Afghanistan
At least 32 miners are trapped underground after a coal mine collapsed in northern Afghanistan, provincial officials ...
Blast in Afghanistan Kills a Taliban Leader, Khalil Haqqani
The government accused the Islamic State of being behind the attack, which struck at the heart of the Taliban’s power ...
Blinken faces GOP critics in Congress who say Afghanistan withdrawal ‘lit the world on fire’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has appeared before the House Foreign Affairs Committee to face questions for the last time ...
In Iraq and Afghanistan ‘our future was always written,’ but the next war is uncertain, says 101st commander
The commander of the 101st Airborne Division said today's soldiers train for even more “uncertain times” than their ...
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Afghanistan edge Zimbabwe to win T20 series
HARARE, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Afghanistan edged Zimbabwe with three balls to spare in their final Twenty20 international on Saturday to win the series 2-1 after scoring 128-7 in reply to Zimbabwe’s 127 ...
UN urges Taliban to embrace human rights obligations for Afghanistan’s protection and prosperity
The U.N. mission in Afghanistan wants the country's Taliban rulers to embrace global human rights obligations for the ...
Blinken testifies at hearing about Afghanistan withdrawal
Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced tough questions from a Republican-led House of Representatives committee on Wednesday ...
After emigrating from Afghanistan, a young wrestler feels at home on the mat
After school ends at 2:30, wrestling practice runs for three hours. When that’s over, Shujaee works a five-hour shift at ...