No, this is a common misconception. The Mujahedeen which the US funded overthrew the Soviet-backed Afghan government, and were themselves overthrown by the Pakistani-backed Taliban in the early-mid-1990s, and many Mujahedeen continued resistance against the Taliban up until the US invasion in 2001.
it was a straight Soviet invasion, so basically a full role reversal.
while writing, i was confused about this. was it a russian puppet state that was established, or like directly reporting to moscow. so i thought russia influenced was a safer bet.
if i have my facts correctly, taliban as a whole was funded by us to overpower the then russian influenced govt.
No, this is a common misconception. The Mujahedeen which the US funded overthrew the Soviet-backed Afghan government, and were themselves overthrown by the Pakistani-backed Taliban in the early-mid-1990s, and many Mujahedeen continued resistance against the Taliban up until the US invasion in 2001.
And ironically one of the more potent weapons the Taliban had against the US was US Stinger surface-to-air missiles.
But it was not just a Russian influenced govt, it was a straight Soviet invasion, so basically a full role reversal.
while writing, i was confused about this. was it a russian puppet state that was established, or like directly reporting to moscow. so i thought russia influenced was a safer bet.