[DOC] [TLE] SovietAfghan War - Wikipedia [PAR] The SovietAfghan War lasted over nine years from December 1979 to February 
1989. Insurgent groups ("the Mujahideen") fought against the Soviet Army and ... 
Anti-government armed groups were formed, and by April 1979 large parts of the 
... military operations designed to frustrate the Soviet invasion of that country. [DOC] [TLE] Operation Cyclone - Wikipedia [PAR] Operation Cyclone was the code name for the United States Central Intelligence 
Agency (CIA) program to arm and finance the Jihad warriors, mujahideen, in 
Afghanistan from 1979 to 1989, prior to and during the military intervention by the 
USSR in support of its client, the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. ... Indeed, 
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in by the Amin government and that they were not invading the country. ... to 
support a legitimate government and that the Mujahideen were no more than 
terrorists. ... aid to the Afghan rebels to pressure the Soviet Union to withdraw its 
forces. [DOC] [TLE] historical security council issue : the ussr invasion of ... - Ilymun [PAR] communist government and the Muslim revolutionary Mujahideen party. ... The 
Soviets chose to invade the country during a period of civil war. ... In December 
1979, Russian troops arrived in Afghanistan to help maintain Amin's government. 
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Taliban in... [DOC] [TLE] Ghost Wars: How Reagan Armed the Mujahadeen in Afghanistan ... [PAR] Jun 10, 2004 ... Judge Rejects "Riot" Charges Against Amy Goodman in North Dakota ... sent 
billions of dollars of military aid to Afghanistan to support the mujahedeenor 
holy warriorsagainst the Soviet Union, which had invaded in 1979. ... 
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Carter signed a presidential decree in July 1979 to covertly aid the Mujahideen 
insurgents. .... Ten years of war against a popular Afghan resistance stirred ... 
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invasion of the country by about 30,000 Soviet troops in December 1979 with the 
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Question: In 1979 the USSR invaded this country to help support the government against the Mujahideen
Answer: Afghanistan