The wars were in the future — but they weren't very far off. When the Soviets invaded less than two decades later, it would hasten Afghanistan's path towards becoming a very different country.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Several Afghans tell the BBC the US has "turned its back" on them, despite years of working alongside Americans in ...

Afghanistan cricketer Rashid Khan got married in Kabul on Thursday and while congratulatory messages poured in from his ...

A Taliban official said journalists were committing "a major sin" by taking pictures, Afghan media reported on Wednesday. Television and pictures of living things were banned under the previous ...