Afghanistan : How to end a war
President Medvedev has offered to help the west’s faltering Afghan campaign - but both parties must heed the lessons from the Soviet...
It's not easy to get troops out. Ask Gorbachev
In his Cabinet room, the leader was exasperated by the latest reports of casualties in Afghanistan. “We’re in ... but how to get out...
Transcripts of Defeat
The highly decorated general sat opposite his commander in chief and explained the problems his army faced fighting in the hills around...
How not to end a war
Mikhail Gorbachev called Afghanistan “our bleeding wound”. Why hasn’t Nato learned from the Soviet Union. In May 1985, two months after...