Mujahideen
40 years on, veterans still grapple with Soviet-Afghan war
Middle East
December 23, 2019
40 years on, veterans still grapple with Soviet-Afghan war
At his home in the mountains north of Kabul, former mujahideen fighter Shah Sulaiman closed his damaged eyes, took a…
Unease over US exit in Afghan valley where Soviets retreated
Middle East
February 12, 2019
Unease over US exit in Afghan valley where Soviets retreated
The last time Abdul Karim saw Soviet forces he was a teenage mujahideen fighter shivering on an Afghan mountainside, clutching…
Scorched earth: If Islamic State can’t have it, no one can
Middle East
March 22, 2017
Scorched earth: If Islamic State can’t have it, no one can
As Islamic State loses ground in Iraq and Syria, the Sunni militant group which once held territory amounting to a…
Afghan militants vow to send ‘thousands’ of fighters to Yemen
Middle East
April 8, 2015
Afghan militants vow to send ‘thousands’ of fighters to Yemen
An Afghanistan-based jihadist group known for its past ties to Pakistani intelligence on Wednesday vowed to send "thousands" of fighters…