The Soviet Army invaded Afghanistan in December, 1979 and withdrew, exhausted and demoralized, 10 years later. In Moscow a joke had long circulated: “Why are we still in Afghanistan?” Answer: “We are still looking for the people who invited us.” The same is true for the Americans and NATO who …

The Taliban’s international media spokesperson denied that he conducted an interview with an Israeli journalist, suggesting that a reporter for the Israel public broadcaster may have been “masquerading” in order to get the one-on-one. Suhail Shaheen on Tuesday night in a telephone interview with Roi Kais of Kan News said …

Thousands of diplomats and civilians reportedly have been evacuated from Kabul on military flights in the wake of the Taliban takeover of the country, and many more thousands are waiting to leave, including translators and other Afghan contractors who helped the US military in the country. The White House said …