This conflict saw the formation of a group known as the Seven-Party Alliance in opposition to the ruling power. It was prompted by the Saur Revolution, which brought to power Taraki as the leader of the "People's faction," a party often in conflict with the "banner faction" Parcham. Operation Cyclon
This conflict saw the formation of a group known as the Seven-Party Alliance in opposition to the ruling power. It was prompted by the Saur Revolution, which brought to power Taraki as the leader of the "People's faction," a party often in conflict with the "banner faction" Parcham. Operation Cyclone was an effort to fund one side in this conflict through the operation of the ISI, and was heavily promoted by men like Gust Avrakotos. Diego Cordovez conducted many of the "proximity talks" intended to bring an end to it, as divisions in the PDPA party began to threaten the installed government of Barbrak Kamal. The mujahideen were heavily funded and the Summer Olympics were boycotted in 1980 by the U.S. as a result of, FTP, this Cold War conflict resulting from invasion of a certain country.
This conflict saw the formation of a group known as the Seven-Party Alliance in opposition to the ruling power.
Soviet-Afghan War (or "Soviet Union/Russian invasion of Afghanistan," or anything which distinctly mentions those two countries)