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You mean the USSR's invasion of Afghanistan where the US supplied weapons to the Mujahideen insurrection/terrorists (including a Mijahideen member named Osama B
by cjslep 10y ago
You mean the USSR's invasion of Afghanistan where the US supplied weapons to the Mujahideen insurrection/terrorists (including a Mijahideen member named Osama Bin Laden)? USSR retreat meant no more targets for the insurrection/terrorists. This was towards the end of the USSR's life. Before then, in the 60s Afghanistan was a pretty modern country by western standards. So there wasn't violence and discontent like there was after that entire event.
- blahi 10y agoWhat has this story to do with parent's comment? Also you don't seem to be telling the story fully. The USSR invaded Afghanistan which posed a great threat to the global supply chain of oil which is a threat to the US national security. That's why the US was forced to back the Mujahideens.