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A 6000km journey to Olympics: Afghan judoka traverses five countries before realising Paris dream
Arab was merely 19 and had just broken into the Afghan judo team at that time. He will be represent…
PTI
Andrew Webber's forever war
A successful attorney and decorated vet gave up everything to fight for Ukraine. His family is stil…
Sam Fellman,Ryan Pickrell
SEAL Team 6 is said to be training for a fight with China over Taiwan. Here's what it could do if Beijing invades.
The role of the elite unit may be limited but not inconsequential. "You don't use a scalpel for a j…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
More Russian soldiers have likely died seizing Avdiivka than in the entire Soviet-Afghan war, ISW says
Russian forces seized the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka earlier this month, suffering heavy losses in …
Alia Shoaib
An Afghan Olympian once snuck into cycling races in a hijab. Then the Taliban took over.
Fariba Hashimi and her sister have defied the odds by escaping Afghanistan and racing at the Paris …
Mia Jankowicz
The Pentagon wants to use special operators in new ways to train Taiwan and others for a different kind of fight
There's a push to get special operations forces involved in training partners to fight more than te…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
T20 World Cup: Afghans to hope for Indian win before clash against Bangladesh
Afghanistan will watch the India-Australia clash with bated breath, hoping that the 'Men in Blue' s…
PTI
Russia's spending on cemetery expansion more than doubled since the start of its invasion of Ukraine: report
Russia spent over twice as much on cemetery expansion in the first two years of the war as it did i…
Thibault Spirlet
In a Taiwan war, the US could find itself fighting China without its top allies
In a China-Taiwan war, the US may have to counter an invasion without top allies, experts say. But …
Michael Peck
A former Afghan interpreter for the US military escaped Taliban rule only to be shot and killed in Washington, DC
The Army Special Forces veteran who served two tours in Afghanistan with Nasrat Ahmad Yar as his in…
Katie Hawkinson
The US told several Afghans to await relocation in Pakistan after escaping Taliban rule. Two years later, many are facing deportation.
This year, Pakistan officials have deported over 500 Afghans who escaped Afghanistan after the Tali…
Katie Hawkinson
US buys 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Russia's ally costing on average less than $20,000 each, report says
The US bought 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Kazakhstan, the Kyiv Post reported.
Rebecca Rommen
Pakistan forces out 1.7 million Afghan refugees
After Pakistan's government ordered "illegal" refugees to leave the country by October 31, Afghan f…
The US military created an illusion of success in Afghanistan by handling tasks it was supposed to train Afghan troops to do, report says
A new US government watchdog report details how the US and Afghanistan failed to build and develop …
Jake Epstein
Malnutrition in Afghan children skyrocketed by nearly 47% this year: Save the Children
One year since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, the economic crisis has shattered the lives…
ANI
Pakistan is enforcing one of the largest deportations in recent history, pushing out millions of Afghans
See how one family packed up their entire life in Quetta, Pakistan, and crossed the border into Afg…
A bloodthirsty ISIS branch is 'on the upswing' after the US left Afghanistan in a lurch, a former top commander says
Gen. Joseph Votel, who oversaw military operations in the Middle East, told Business Insider that I…
Jake Epstein
Ukrainian forces were 'crushing' in Avdiivka until Russian artillery started outfiring them roughly 20 times over, American volunteer says
Ukraine is the better fighter by far, the American trainer said, but its big guns more and more are…
Sinéad Baker
Afghan commandos that were trained by US Navy SEALs are being recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine, report says
An ex-Afghan security official told Foreign Policy that the elite soldiers, trained by US and UK sp…