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We secretly (ha ha...) helped the mujahadeen, the Afghan freedom fighters who opposed the Soviet invasion. We helped them because they killed Communists. We gave them modern weapons and training in how to defeat a larger, well-armed and well-trained fighting force in tanks and helicopter gunships. We taught them how to make roadside bombs to blow up convoys of trucks. We taught them basically everthing they know about modern warfare. Guess who they're using it against now?...
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What nation invaded Afghanistan in 1980?
The Soviet Army invaded AFghanistan in the 1980's and lost because they didn't get were caught in a quagmire.
Who are the opposing sides in the Afghanistan war?
1) The Taliban, a radical regime which quickly seized power in Afghanistan following the end of the Soviet-Afghan War, and 2) the Northern Alliance which was supported by the US and controlled the northern part of Afghanistan.
Did the US invaded Afghanistan in 1979?
No. The Soviet Union, or USSR, invaded Afghanistan in 1979. The US covertly supported the Mujahadeen in Afghanistan who were fighting against the Soviets. After ten years of fighting the Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan.
What ended the detente between the US and soviet union?
Soviet intervention in African countriesSoviet support of Communist rebels around the worldThe Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Compare the two wars Vietnam and the soviet afghan war?
The war in Vietnam, the Korean War, World War 1, World War 2...were fought against Nations (countries). The United States is NOT at war with Iraq nor Afghanistan. The US is at war with insurgents/terrorists (criminals that attacked New York City on 9/11); they just happen to be in the Iraq/Afghanistan regions.
Was the Afghanistan war an issue to communism?
Yes, with the Soviet War, No with the US war.
Why did the US support the mujahedeen in Afghanistan during the 1980s?
To help them defeat a Soviet invasion
Why did the US support the mujahedeen in Afghanistan during the 1980s?
To help them defeat a Soviet invasion
Who helped the Afghanistan fight against the soviet union in their war in 1980?
The US
What nation invaded Afghanistan in 1980?
The Soviet Army invaded AFghanistan in the 1980's and lost because they didn't get were caught in a quagmire.
Which was more costly soviet in Afghanistan or us Vietnam?
The best answer will be " US in Afghanistan"
Why was Afghanistan know as the soviet union's Vietnam?
This appellation came from the fact that the Soviet-Afghanistan War of 1979-1989 was a war in which many Soviet troops, trying to prop up a pro-Soviet government, died in a foreign land (Afghanistan) opposed by rebel insurgents (Mujahedin). This was very similar to the US experience in the Second Indochinese War (called the Vietnam War in the USA), where many US troops, trying to prop up a pro-US government, died in a foreign land (Vietnam) opposed by rebel insurgents (VietCong).
Who are the opposing sides in the Afghanistan war?
1) The Taliban, a radical regime which quickly seized power in Afghanistan following the end of the Soviet-Afghan War, and 2) the Northern Alliance which was supported by the US and controlled the northern part of Afghanistan.
Did the US invaded Afghanistan in 1979?
No. The Soviet Union, or USSR, invaded Afghanistan in 1979. The US covertly supported the Mujahadeen in Afghanistan who were fighting against the Soviets. After ten years of fighting the Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan.
Did Afghanistan request the help of the US or was the US interest to compete with or defeat the Russians involvement in Afghanistan?
The Afghanistan government was allied with the Soviet Union at the time. The US supported the Mujahadeen, which was the group opposing the Soviet activity in Afghanistan (as well as the Afghan government).
What ended the detente between the US and soviet union?
Soviet intervention in African countriesSoviet support of Communist rebels around the worldThe Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Why did the US supply Afghanistan when they were fighting Russia?
The US and Russia were fighting the Cold War by proxy . The US supported the Afghanistans in the hopes of destabilizing the Soviet Union .
