Why did the US fight a war in Afghanistan and why did it last so long? Back in 2001, the US was responding to the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, in which nearly 3,000 people were killed.

There remains no clear end in sight for a war that has turned into a bloody stalemate, as the BBC World Service's Dawood Azami explains. Since the US-led invasion in 2001, Afghanistan has never ...

Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, will testify before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday about issues surrounding the end of the Afghanistan war. Thousands of ...

Human Rights Watch has reported on widespread and serious violations of international human rights by all sides in the ongoing civil war ... 2001 report "Massacres of Hazaras in Afghanistan").

The kingdom had been one of only three countries that recognized the first Taliban regime, which reigned from 1996 to 2001 ... fate of Afghanistan is at stake in this stubborn war against women.

The commander of the 101st Airborne Division said today's soldiers train for even more “uncertain times” than their predecessors.