The Mujahideen, although they all opposed the Soviet occupation, were not a cohesive force. Some of them were pro-American, and some like Bin Laden hated Americans as much as they hated Soviets.
they led Afghans in resisting the Soviet invasion
The Mujahideen
they led the opposition in resisting the soviets =============================A1 Guru==========================
they led the opposition in resisting the soviets =============================A1 Guru==========================
Charles Wilson was an American politician, who was famous for starting Operation Cyclone, which was the codename of the CIA operation which supplied the Afghan Mujahideen with weapons, whilst they were fighting the Soviets during the Soviet war in Afghanistan.
During the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1978, the United States armed the Mujahideen to fight the Soviets on its behalf.
The Soviets pulled out after 8 years of fighting.
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.
The Mujahideen were a Muslim Resistance Group in Afghanistan, rebelling agaisnt the Marxist Government. When Nur Muhammed Taraki was overthrown, the Kabul Government (in support of Marxism) requested urgent help from Soviet Armed Forces. In retaliation, the Soviets heartlessly invaded Afghani citizens and were fought by the Mujahideen. The Mujahideen were supplied by the USA secretly through Pakistan. It is now that people blame Pakistan for the formation of the Mujahideen- where infact it was the Americans that created the terrorist organisation Al Taliban.The country of Afghanistan was invaded by the Soviet Union in 1979. The Mujahadeen fought to drive them out of the country.
Defense of their nations against the Soviets
defense of their nations against the soviets
Al-Qaeda was founded by Osama bin Laden and other militant Islamists in the late 1980s during the Soviet-Afghan War. The group emerged from the Maktab al-Khidamat (MAK), a network of foreign mujahideen fighters who had traveled to Afghanistan to fight against the Soviet Union.