They were fighting the Russians--the Cold War era.
Osama bin Laden
Great Britain condemned the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union in 1968 as a violation of international law and sovereign rights. The UK provided diplomatic support for Czechoslovakia but did not take direct military action against the invasion.
Napoleon lost his war against Russian Empire. Hitler lost his war against USSR. Hitler's invasion killed more than 26,400,000 Soviet people. Hitler's invasion was more bloody than Napoleon did.
Carter use a boycott of the Moscow Olympics and a suspension of grain sales as sanctions against the Soviet Union to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
To help them defeat a Soviet invasion
To help them defeat a Soviet invasion
Soviet invasion of Manchuria happened in 1945.
Soviet invasion of Xinjiang happened in 1934.
The U.S. and its allies sought to increase opposition to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan by providing financial and military support to the Afghan Mujahideen, who were fighting the Soviet forces. They supplied weapons, training, and intelligence, while also fostering a global narrative that portrayed the invasion as an act of aggression. Additionally, the U.S. engaged in diplomatic efforts to isolate the Soviet Union internationally, garnering support from various countries to condemn the invasion and rally for Afghan self-determination. This multifaceted approach aimed to bolster resistance within Afghanistan and undermine Soviet influence.
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan Soviet intervention in African countries
becs it was believed that the Soviet Union was trying to take over the world
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