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The US backed Islamist rebels against the Soviet Union, thus destabilizing Afghanistan and leading to the ~40 years of war. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera
by sien 5y ago
The US backed Islamist rebels against the Soviet Union, thus destabilizing Afghanistan and leading to the ~40 years of war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cyclone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cyclone
- SkyMarshal 5y agoThe US and USSR didn't start ~40yrs of war in Afghanistan. Afghans have been at war with either invaders or themselves for thousands of years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan