to help them defeat a Soviet invasion -Apex
The Minutemen
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.
The Soviet Union invading Afghanistan is what ended detente between the Soviet Union and the United States. The Soviet war in Afghanistan began in 1979.
Loyalists were those in support of the British Parliament (loyal to Britain) during the American Revolution. Patriots were in support of America's independence (rebels) and fought the British.
Yes, during the civil war the soldiers from the south were called Rebels.
Yellow Journalism
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.
The Southerners were called Rebels. The Northerners were called Yankees. The spellings are the same today.
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The Rebels
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