Key Figures & Events
*During 1979, the United States supported the Mujahideen group in the Afghan-Soviet War, which wanted the expansion of foreign military.*
Belligerents
Rebels Side
Mujahideen, Muslims who proclaim to be warriors of faith/God.
-Harakat-e-Islami, a political party and faction of the Afghan Northern Allience.
-Hezbe Wahdat, an Islamist organization commonly known for fighting in the Marxist Government of Afghanistan.
-Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, the oldest political party in Afghanistan.
-al-Qaeda, (from 1988) an international terroist group founded by Osama Bin Laden.
Supported By:
United States
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Israel
China
Canada
United Kingdom
Soviet Union
Soviet Union, a former country of eastern Europe and northern Asia.
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, now known as the Republic of Afghanistan.
Supported By:
India
Mujahideen in the White House: Afghan Mujahideen Leaders with President Carter.
Events
On July 3rd, 1979, President Carter authorized funding for anticommunist guerrillas in Afghanistan.
On May 15th, 1988, Soviet troops started to withdraw their soldiers.
The last soldiers were withdrawn February 15th, 1989.