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The U.S. indirectly aided Afghan rebels against Soviet Invasion by supplying weaponry and supplies. The U.S. didn't send troops because it wanted to avoid a full scale war with the Soviet Union.
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What country did the US fail to aid during the 1990s?
Pakistan when the USSR was in Afghanistan
Does the US give Aid to Libya?
Yes, in 2011 the Obama administration approved aid in the amount of $25 million that went to Libyan rebels.
What side did US support in Afghanistan?
At the start of the war, the U.S. supported the Northern Alliance, who were a group of rebels opposed to the Taliban government. Once the Taliban were overthrown, the Northern Alliance became Afghanistan's new government and so now the U.S. is backing it against Taliban rebels trying to take over again.
An initial response of the US to the terrorist attacks of September 11 2001 was to?
Aid in the overthrow of Taliban rule in Afghanistan.
Why did the US dispatch a ship to the waters off Panama?
The US warship Nashville was sent to aid a Panamanian rebellion against Columbia.
In the 1980s rebels in this Middle Eastern country are armed by the US as they fight to end a ten year occupation by the Soviet Union?
You could be talking about Afghanistan, who was repelling the Soviets. However, they had not been conquered.
How did the cold war cause a change in U.S policy toward Nicaragua?
The US gave aid to the Sandinistas but withdrew support when the Sandinistas aided marxist rebels in El Salvador
Which was more costly soviet in Afghanistan or us Vietnam?
The best answer will be " US in Afghanistan"
Why did the us aid the taliban in the 1980s?
First of all, the Taliban didn't exist until 1994. Some of the Afghan rebels whom the U.S. aided in the 1980s did have a similar Islamist mentality and some would go on to be supporters of the Taliban, but it's not technically accurate to call them the Taliban. In the 1980s, the Soviet Union was fighting a war to prop up a communist regime in Afghanistan. As per the framework of the Cold War, the U.S. aided anti-Soviet rebels in order to stop the spread of communism.
When did Afghanistan start?
The US invaded Afghanistan in 2001!
Why did the US invade and bomb Afghanistan in 2001?
The US invaded Afghanistan in an attempt to wage war on terrorism, as Afghanistan is a hub for terrorists. The US is not at war with Afghanistan, but is working with the country to fight terrorism and keep Afghanistan out of terrorist hands. The same ideology was behind the Iraqi War.
How many US soldiers are at war in Afghanistan?
84,000 US Soldiers are currently at war in Afghanistan
