Afghanistan before and after photos you won't believe

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6. All a consequence of what I just mentioned

Russia did not "invade," any more than the men Reagan armed were "freedom fighters." Russia came to the aid of an ally nation, at that ally's request. Yup, the Tariki government of Afghanistan asked Russia to intervene in the situation. What situation? Well, the insurgency that had been basically created, funded and armed wholly by the United States government in an effort to topple the government of a soviet satellite state. The Tariki government fell over the course of the fighting, leaving the soviets as more or less the sole organizational authority

We started Operation Cyclone well before any soviet involvement in Afghanistan.

Then when Russia did intervene (Well, the soviet union; most of the soldiers involved were Uzbek) that's when the rest of the "Mujahadin" showed up... thanks in large part to US-funded and supported efforts by our Saudi "man" in the region, Osama bin Laden.

We created Afghanistan as it is today, as an effort to pull the Soviet Union into a Vietnam, and to topple a leftist govenrment. Both goals achieved, I suppose. Aren't we happy with the results?