American power succeeds only when it enters a conflict with limits, legitimacy, and a political end state already within ...

America lost the war in Afghanistan. All the blood and treasure expended was – in the end – largely for naught. I understand why many who fought there might feel differently. It is terribly difficult ...

In Afghanistan, around 22 million people need humanitarian assistance, and over 11 million of them are children.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. An interpreter for U.S. troops in Afghanistan struggled for 13 years to obtain a visa to enter the U.S. The ...

More than $148 billion was spent by the U.S. government in its failed attempt to build a free Afghanistan, according to the final report by the official watchdog office, whose careful documentation of ...

The United States' 20-year attempt to stand up democracy in Afghanistan descended into a cesspool of corruption and squandered as much as $29.2 billion in waste, fraud and abuse in pursuit of ...