How Carter’s covert aid to Afghan rebels redefined his foreign policy record
The covert aid program initiated under Carter became the backbone of the Afghan insurgency, setting the stage for the Soviet ...
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The Soviet Invasion Of Afghanistan — This Happened: December 23
On this day in 1979, the Soviet Union intervened in support of the Afghan communist government in its conflict with ...
Ukraine isn’t fighting a ‘forever war.’ The US shouldn’t forsake it.
If Trump withholds assistance from Ukraine to force President Volodymyr Zelensky toward a cease-fire dictated by Moscow, the ...
Jimmy Carter deserves some credit for winning the Cold War
The legacy of Jimmy Carter's administration includes key roles in countering the Soviets and Islamist extremists in the ...
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I. Introduction
Afghanistan has suffered from over two ... the breakup of the Soviet Union, and war in the former Yugoslavia. In the United States, the fall of the Soviet-backed regime in late April 1992 ...
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Afghanistan Today: Civil War and Human Rights
Ask students what else they think the United States should have done in Afghanistan following the Soviet-Afghan War and during the rise of the Taliban. Could we have prevented or improved the ...
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Jimmy Carter helped dismantle Soviet Union with focus on human rights
In December 1979, the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in response to the assassination ... Carter's move effectively engaged the ...
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Russia takes step towards recognising Afghanistan's Taliban government
Dec 10 (Reuters) - Russia moved a step closer towards recognising the Taliban government of Afghanistan on Tuesday as parliament voted in favour of a law that would make it possible to remove the ...