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Afghanistan with Tariq Ali

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How Did the Mujahadin Victory Over the PDP Government Spiral Into Civil War?

After the soviet withdrawal in 19 89, came the fall of the communist government in 19 92. And saudi arabia wanted to impose a government led by mujahadin leader gabudin he matiar. But but that, you write, did overwell with the rest of the mujehdin. So civil war broke out, pitting all these various factions against each other. Each of the variousac factions having various foreign backers including us. and russia. I think they had to withdraw the gades from india, from cashmir, but after a huge mess had been created which only helped the indian government. It's now creating a situation where

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