AFGHANISTAN.

• Position: IN THE NEWS 2018: Asia & Oceania - Brief article

U.S. troops have been fighting a war in Afghanistan since 2001, following the 9/11 terrorist attacks against the U.S. But after more than 16 years, the country remains unstable. The Taliban, a radical Muslim group ousted from power early in the war, continues to battle U.S. and Afghan forces and lately has seized the...