Sham, the radical group that overthrew the Assad regime in Syria, has its roots in the Sunni "nationalist jihadism" of the ...

The wars were in the future — but they weren't very far off. When the Soviets invaded less than two decades later, it would hasten Afghanistan's path towards becoming a very different country.

Soviets and Taliban simply "emboldened people further". After the defeat of the Taliban in 2001, the valley was promoted from a district to a province. It's one of Afghanistan's smallest.

The wars were in the future — but they weren't very far off. When the Soviets invaded less than two decades later, it would hasten Afghanistan's path towards becoming a very different country.

The Soviets have said that their last soldiers will be out of Afghanistan within a week. Report shows canon being fired and Soviet aircraft. Soviet troops on tanks. A group of civilians queuing ...