From 1979 to 1989, the Soviet Union fought a grueling conflict in Afghanistan that became known as the “Soviet Vietnam.” Soviet forces struggled against Afghan guerrilla fighters, the Mujahideen, who ...

The Soviet-Afghan War (1979-1989) was a grueling counterinsurgency conflict that tested the limits of—and ultimately broke—Soviet military might. Amid the rugged Hindu Kush mountains, where ground ...

What’s Japan’s Problem with Foreigners? Russia’s recognition of the Taliban provides much sought-after legitimacy to a regime that is enforcing the world’s most extreme version of gender apartheid. In ...

War rugs blur the line between artifact and artwork, offering a form of vernacular expression that questions authorship, intention and audience. © The Trustees of ...