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"There is no Al Qaida in neither Bosnia nor Kosovo.
There is a huge difference in mentalities between south Slavs and Arabs."
Yes, there is a huge difference in mentality between the Slavs and Arabs. However, there is not a huge difference in mentality between Bosnian Muslims, many of whom are of Turkish ancestry, and of a radical Muslim orientation. There is also less difference in mentality between the Albanians in Kosovo, the great majority of whom are Muslim. The Albanians seeking independence for Kosovo have the misfortune of being led by many groups of organized criminals (Mafia type ... and into all the same things as the Mafia ... ); these groups sought aid from Al Qaida in the push to kill or otherwise get rid of all Serbs in Kosovo. Also, the great majority of Albanians in Kosovo were resettled there, from Albania, during WWII by Hitler and Mussolini in order to lessen Serbian influence in the area.
Al Qaida saw opportunity for "Jihad" in both Bosnia and Kosovo. If you think 'there is no Al Qaida' involved in either struggle, you are sadly mistaken.
Which now brings the question, why did the U.S. pay Al Qaida in both these places? Because, due to mistaken policies as well as ignorance, the U.S. felt that Serbian Orthodox Christians-unwillingly under a socialist (i.e., 'remodelled' communist) government were its enemies, and saw the opportunity to hopefully cozy up with Islamic regimes, and come out as the 'savior of human rights' by attacking Serbia; the U.S. paid lots of money (it always does-a good employer!) to buy "allies" it thought would further its 'future policies' ... and, as has happened more than countless times in the past, it picked bad "allies," "allies" who came back to bite the hand that fed them ... and, as is usual in these misadventurous debacles, the hand that had fed its allies was probably not totally unworthy of being bitten. One cannot attempt to dictate to the world and get nothing in return but polite and subsevient cooperation ...
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What anticommunist organization in Afghanistan did the US train and fund to drive the Soviets out of their nation?
Mujahadeen
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 Muslim group did the US give firearms to?
The Mujahadeen were pretty much anyone in Afghanistan who fought against the Soviet occupation. Many people assume they are the same as the Taliban - this is not true. The Taliban were formed after the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, with the intent of overthrowing the mujahadeen warlords who had come into power after the Soviets left.
When did the mujahadeen fight a Soviet invasion?
Afghanistan : 27 December 1979 - 15 February 1989 .
Where did the mujahadeen fight a Soviet invasion?
This is likely referring to AFGHANISTAN, where Soviet soldiers and Afghan Mujahedin fought from 1979 until 1989.
What is a brief historical perspective on the Afghan War?
Briefly, when Great Britain was the #1 power on earth, the British invaded Afghanistan nine times without success. In 1980 the USSR invaded Afghanistan and fought for ten years before giving up. The USSR was opposed by the Mujahadeen which was supported by the US. One of these resistance groups, the Taliban, took control of Afghanistan after the war and ruled it with one of the most repressive regimes in history, but the Northern Alliance (known in Afghanistan as the United Front) resisted the Tabiban with US support in an eleven-year civil war. The Northern Alliance gained a large part of northern Afghanistan before 2001 when the US finally committed its own forces. Afghanistan is now rebuilding, but the war is not finished there yet.
What happened during the Russian invasion the Afghanistan?
The US gave covert support to the Taliban.
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
What nation did the soviet union invade in the late 1970s?
Afghanistan.Afghanistan
When was Afghanistan Investment Support Agency created?
Afghanistan Investment Support Agency was created in 2003.
