Far from being “freedom fighters”, many Mujahideen groups were Islamist fundamentalists opposed to the secular reforms of the Saur Revolution. Its radical factions were its most powerful (most notably Hezb-i-Islami), as they received major arms and financial backing from powerful Arab States, Pakistan, and the CIA.
It was by no coincidence that a group like the Taliban triumphed in the Afghan Civil War after the Soviet withdrawal, courtesy of extensive foreign support and local ideological appeal. By the time the Americans initiated Enduring Freedom, the Taliban’s radical implementation of Sharia Law had wrought massacres, famine and genocide upon the Afghan people for five years.
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Interesting fact, bin Laden stood 6 foot 4 inches tall. It’s no wonder the privacy walls at his fateful hideout in Pakistan were built so tall.
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Far from being “freedom fighters”, many Mujahideen groups were Islamist fundamentalists opposed to the secular reforms of the Saur Revolution. Its radical factions were its most powerful (most notably Hezb-i-Islami), as they received major arms and financial backing from powerful Arab States, Pakistan, and the CIA.
It was by no coincidence that a group like the Taliban triumphed in the Afghan Civil War after the Soviet withdrawal, courtesy of extensive foreign support and local ideological appeal. By the time the Americans initiated Enduring Freedom, the Taliban’s radical implementation of Sharia Law had wrought massacres, famine and genocide upon the Afghan people for five years.
Interesting fact, bin Laden stood 6 foot 4 inches tall. It’s no wonder the privacy walls at his fateful hideout in Pakistan were built so tall.