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Afghan-Soviet War

Afghan-Soviet War
Mujahideen (Islamic guerrillas) stand on top of a Soviet helicopter they brought down in Afghanistan’s Panjsher Valley, north of Kabul, in 1979. The mujahideen fought against the Soviet military occupation of Afghanistan during the Afghan-Soviet War (1979-1989). They used guerrilla-war tactics to ambush Soviet troops.
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Al-Qaeda; Soviet-Afghan War; Afghanistan
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