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The Afghan mujahideen (Dari: مجاهدین افغان)(Pashto: افغان مجاهدين) were Islamist resistance militias that fought the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan and the Soviet Union during the Soviet–Afghan War and the subsequent First Afghan Civil War.
Aug 19, 2021 · Groups of guerrilla fighters known as mujahideen or holy warriors mount opposition and a jihad against Soviet forces. The ensuing war leaves about 1 million Afghan civilians and some 15,000...
- Hannah Bloch
Aug 19, 2021 · Groups of guerrilla fighters known as mujahideen or holy warriors mount opposition and a jihad against Soviet forces. The ensuing war leaves about 1 million Afghan civilians and some 15,000 Soviet soldiers dead. Millions of Afghans begin fleeing to neighboring Pakistan as refugees.
Jan 19, 2023 · The group was formed in the early 1990s by Afghan mujahideen, or Islamic guerrilla fighters, who had resisted the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan (1979–89) with the covert backing of the CIA...
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Aug 27, 2022 · The Mujahideen were various Islamist fighters who waged guerrilla war in various conflicts. The root word of Mujahideen is jihad, which means religious struggle.
t. e. Mujahideen, or Mujahidin ( Arabic: مُجَاهِدِين, romanized : mujāhidīn ), is the plural form of mujahid ( Arabic: مُجَاهِد, romanized : mujāhid, lit. 'strugglers or strivers, doers of jihād'), an Arabic term that broadly refers to people who engage in jihad ( lit. 'struggle or striving [for justice, right conduct ...
Mar 24, 2021 · Lessons To Learn. Parallels can be drawn between the anti-Soviet resistance in the 1980s and the mujahideen and Taliban. The ideas that advanced American policies in Afghanistan during the 1980s can provide useful lessons concerning counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations.
