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Operation Cyclone: The CIA's covert program to arm the mujahideen
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAn Afghan Mujahid demonstrates positioning of a soviet-built SA-7 hand-held surface-to-air missile....
'War Is Betrayal.' Coming to Terms With America's Disastrous Departure from Afghanistan
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTaliban fighters from the Fateh Zwak unit storm into the Kabul International Airport, wielding...
Mikhail Gorbachev, last leader of Soviet Union, dead at 91
NY Daily News via AOL· 2 years agoMikhail Gorbachev, the final leader of the Soviet Union who brought in reforms credited with ending...
Jimmy Carter's lasting Cold War legacy: Human rights focus helped dismantle the Soviet Union
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Jimmy Carter, right, surrounded by journalists after announcing he was lifting the travel...
As Losses Mount, Russia Is Reactivating Soviet-Era T-54 Tanks. That Says So Much.
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 1 year agoWhy Is Russia Reactivating Soviet-Era T-54 Tanks?VW Pics - Getty Images Russia is dusting off the...
US buys 81 Soviet-era combat aircraft from Russia's ally costing on average less than $20,000 each,...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 months agoUkrainian SU-27 fighters escorting an SU-24 front-line bomber during an air-force exercise on...
The world's deadliest terrorist you probably never knew about
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 12 months agoTerrorist Imad Fayez Mugniyah pictured on FBI Most Wanted poster, an initiative of the War on...
The Dark Truth About Viktor Bout
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn this photo provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, former Soviet military officer and arms trafficking suspect Viktor Bout (C) deplanes after...
Mikhail Gorbachev's legacy
Yahoo News via AOL· 2 years agoWASHINGTON — I would not be writing these words if it were not for Mikhail Gorbachev, the former Soviet leader, who died on Tuesday at the age of 91. By...
Afghanistan after a year under the Taliban
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAt least 43% of the population lives on less than one meal a day and 97% of Afghans are expected to be living below the poverty line by the end of this...