Wedged between the Middle East, south Asia and central Asia, Afghanistan occupies a pivotal place in world geography and world history. Its location has helped draw a diversity of cultures, religions ...

Asia Society's coverage of Afghanistan continues this Monday, April 7, when U.S. General John Allen joins Martha Raddatz of ABC News at Asia Society New York for a discussion on Afghanistan's security ...

Afghanistan has been trapped in a relentless cycle of war and destruction. While much of the world’s attention has focused on ...

As in Afghanistan though, consolidating the victory and translating battlefield victories into enduring accomplishments is indescribably difficult. The generals were saying before the war that ...

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 ...

In March 2001, the Taliban shocked the world by dynamiting the giant Buddhas of Bamiyan. Two decades later, they are back in ...

Sixty-three weapons seized from militants in Pakistan were provided by the U.S. government to Afghan forces during America’s ...