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Originally Posted by The Duck
Funny how they are labeled freedom fighters in that case and terrorists today.
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Yeah, Reagan even dedicated a space shuttle launch to them.
The whole "Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan" was really the Soviets supporting the Afghan government, a long time ally going back to even before Soviet times, against the Islamic militants, who were funded, trained and armed by the US, and who were kicking their ass. The Afghan government had a treaty with the Soviets (similar to NATO) and they asked the Soviets for help with fighting what is now the Taliban. The Western media painted it all as the Soviets invading the good people of Afghanistan when in reality it was the Soviets fighting the very same people we are fighting today.
The only person to successfully subjugate Afghanistan was Genghis Khan.