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During the cold war...to covertly support their combatant. Another words, when the Soviets were there in the 70s/80s the US secretly supplied their enemy (insurgent Afghans) with shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles.

Since the 1990s there is almost no such thing as "superpowers" plural.

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Did the war in Afghanistan have to do anything with the cold war?

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What was Afghanistan's role in the Cold War?

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Which nations were superpowers after world war 2?

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Where was the location of Afghanistan war?

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How did the world responded to the issues of War and Peace after the cold war?

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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.


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What role did the Cold War play in the rise of Islamic extremists groups in Afghanistan?

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