1980 ⟶ Operation Cyclone Begins
the CIA begins Operation Cyclone - a program to arm and fina...
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💰 US Begins Aid to Afghan Mujahideen
President Carter signs the first directive for financial aid to opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul, Afghanistan.⟶
AfghanistanUSCold WarSoviet-Afghan Warmujahideenproxy warintervention
🇷🇺 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan to oust Hafizullah Amin, beginning the Soviet–Afghan War and resulting in the end of Détente.⟶
AfghanistanSoviet UnionInvasionWarCold WarProxy WarDétenteMujahideenGeopolitics
🇺🇸 Operation Cyclone Begins
the CIA begins Operation Cyclone - a program to arm and finance the Afghan mujahideen fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan.⟶
AfghanistanSoviet-Afghan WarCIAmujahideenSoviet Unionproxy warCold Wararms racegeopolitics
🇬🇧 MI6 Begins Covert Operations in Afghanistan
Britain's MI6 commences its indirect and direct covert operations in Afghanistan, to support the Afghan mujahideen against Soviet intervention.⟶
United KingdomMI6AfghanistanSoviet UnionCovert OperationsProxy WarCold WarIntelligenceMujahideen
✈️ Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan Begins
AfghanistanSoviet UnionwithdrawalwarCold Warproxy warmujahideenGorbachev
⚔️ Afghan Civil War Begins
The Afghan Civil War begins after Soviet troops withdrawing from Afghanistan.⟶
AfghanistanCivil WarWarSoviet Union1989MujahedeenConflictCold WarProxy War