Afghanistan and the Mujahideen (jan 1, 1979 – jan 1, 1992)
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In 1979, the Soviet-Aligned Democratic Republic of Afghanistan began a conflict with the Afghan Mujahideen, a group of islamist rebels, who were backed by the United States. The war resulted in a loss for the Soviet Union, and the Mujahideen after years of civil war signed a power-sharing agreement. The following photo shows wounded afghan guerillas having arrived at the Norton Air Force Base in the U.S.https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/AfghanGuerillainUS1986e.JPEG/220px-AfghanGuerillainUS1986e.JPEG
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/19/1028472005/afghanistan-conflict-timeline
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jan 1, 1979
jan 1, 1992
~ 13 years