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The Mujahideen was a reactionary terrorist organisation backed and funded by the [[United States]] which operated in Afghanistan and | The '''Mujahideen''' (Arabic: مُجَاهِدِين) was a [[reactionary]] terrorist organisation backed and funded by the [[United States]] which operated in [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] and later became [[al Qaeda]] which would commit the [[September 11 attacks|atrocities of September 11th, 2001]]. Between 1979 and 1989, the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] gave the mujahideen over $2 billion to fight against the [[Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (1922–1991)|Soviet Union]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=Felix Abt|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|title=Everything You‘ve Always Wanted To Know About: ‘Good’ Wars, ‘Good’ War Criminals, ‘Good’ Dictators, ‘Good’ Separatists, ‘Good’ Oligarchs, ‘Good’ Money Launderers—And Their Antitheses!|date=2022-07-19|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/07/19/everything-youve-always-wanted-to-know-about-good-wars-good-war-criminals-good-dictators-good-separatists/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127125047/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/07/19/everything-youve-always-wanted-to-know-about-good-wars-good-war-criminals-good-dictators-good-separatists/|archive-date=2022-11-27|retrieved=2023-01-06}}</ref> | ||
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The Mujahideen (Arabic: مُجَاهِدِين) was a reactionary terrorist organisation backed and funded by the United States which operated in Afghanistan and later became al Qaeda which would commit the atrocities of September 11th, 2001. Between 1979 and 1989, the CIA gave the mujahideen over $2 billion to fight against the Soviet Union.[1]
References
- ↑ Felix Abt (2022-07-19). "Everything You‘ve Always Wanted To Know About: ‘Good’ Wars, ‘Good’ War Criminals, ‘Good’ Dictators, ‘Good’ Separatists, ‘Good’ Oligarchs, ‘Good’ Money Launderers—And Their Antitheses!" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2023-01-06.