A US congressman by the name of Charlie Wilson provided them with money and weapons, including hand held rocket launchers and anti aircraft weapons, by diverting US dollars to the country. With the...
they led the opposition in resisting the soviets A1 Guru.
In February of 1989.
The war became to costly for them to continue, both in casualties and in Rubles.
From 27 December 1979 to 15 February 1989.
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Afghanistan's Forgotten Front Line
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