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Operation Cyclone was the code name for the United States Central Intelligence Agency program to arm the Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet war in Afghanistan, 1979 to 1989. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all A Mujahid (Arabic ar مجاهد, literally "struggler" is a Muslim involved in a Jihad, id est fighting in a war or The Soviet war in Afghanistan, also known as the Soviet-Afghan War or just the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, was a nine-year conflict involving [1] American funding began with $20-30 million per year in 1980 and rose to $630 million per year in 1987. [2]

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Background

Carter's national security advisor, Zbigniew Brzezinski, has stated that the U. Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzezinski (Zbigniew Kazimierz Brzeziński ˈzbigɲev bʐɛˈʑiɲski: (born March 28 1928 Warsaw, Poland) is a Polish-American S. effort to aid the mujahideen was preceded by an effort to draw the Soviets into a costly and presumably distracting Vietnam War-like conflict. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia In a 1998 interview with the French news magazine Le Nouvel Observateur, Brzezinski recalled: "We didn't push the Russians to intervene, but we knowingly increased the probability that they would. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Le Nouvel Observateur (often shorten to Le Nouvel Obs) is a weekly French Newsmagazine. . . That secret operation was an excellent idea. It had the effect of drawing the Soviets into the Afghan trap. . . The day that the Soviets officially crossed the border, I wrote to President Carter, "We now have the opportunity of giving to the Soviet Union its Vietnam War. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia "[3][4]

The Program

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26 Aug 1988 SA-7. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) For the STRELA computer see Strela computer. For the Apollo test mission see A-102 The 9K32 "Strela-2"

On July 3, 1979, U.S. President Carter signed a presidential finding authorizing funding for anticommunist guerrillas in Afghanistan. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 [2] Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and installation of a more pro-Soviet president, Babrak Karmal, Carter announced, "The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan is the greatest threat to peace since the Second World War". Babrak Karmal ( January 6, 1929 - December 3, 1996) was the third President of Afghanistan (1979 - 1986 during the period of the communist [5]

The program relied heavily on using the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) as an intermediary for funds distribution. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and History After independence in 1947 two new intelligence agencies were created in Pakistan called the Intelligence Bureau (IB and Military Intelligence Along with funding from similar programs from Britain's MI6 and SAS, Saudi Arabia, and the People's Republic of China,[6] the ISI armed and trained over 100,000 insurgents between 1978 and 1992. The Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS) colloquially known as MI6 is the United Kingdom 's external Intelligence agency. The Special Air Service ( SAS) is a Special forces regiment within the British Army which has served as a model and inspiration for the special Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Somewhere between $3–$20 billion in US funds were funneled into the country to train and equip troops with weapons, including Stinger man-portable air-defense systems. The FIM-92 Stinger is a personal portable Infrared homing Surface-to-air missile developed in the United States and used by all the U Man-portable air-defense systems ( MANPADS) are shoulder-launched Surface-to-air missiles (SAMs

Sale of non-U. S. arms to Pakistan for destination to Afghanistan was facilitated by Israel. [7][8]

Criticism

The U. S. government has been criticized for allowing Pakistan to channel a disproportionate amount of its funding to controversial Afghan resistance leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar,[9] who Pakistani officials believed was "their man". Gulbuddin Hekmatyar ( ګلبدین حکمتیار) (born 1947 is an Islamist Mujahideen leader and former warlord. [10] Hekmatyar has been criticized for killing other mujahideen and attacking civilian populations, including shelling Kabul with American-supplied weapons, causing 2,000 casualties. Hekmatyar was said to be friendly with Osama bin Laden, founder of al-Qaeda, who was running an operation for assisting "Afghan Arab" volunteers fighting in Afghanistan, called Maktab al-Khadamat. Osama bin Laden, with some spelling variations is the name used in English to refer to (أسامة بن محمد بن عوض بن لادن born 10 March Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The Afghan Arabs (also known as Arab-Afghans) were Arab and other Muslim fighters who came to Afghanistan during and following the Soviet-Afghan War to The Maktab al-Khidamat, also Maktab Khadamāt al-Mujāhidīn al-'Arab ( Arabic: مكتب الخدمات or مكتب خدمات المجاهدين العرب MAK Alarmed by his behavior, Pakistan leader General Zia warned Hekmatyar, "It was Pakistan that made him an Afghan leader and it is Pakistan who can equally destroy him if he continues to misbehave. General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq ( Arabic: محمد ضياء الحق) (b "[11]

In the late 1980s, Pakistani prime pinister Benazir Bhutto, concerned about the growing strength of the Islamist movement, told President George H. W. Bush, "You are creating a Frankenstein. Benazir Bhutto ( Sindhi: بينظير ڀٽو Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو beːnəziːɾ bɦʊʈːoː (21 June 1953 &ndash 27 December 2007 was a Islamism ( Islam + ism; Arabic: al-'islāmiyya) a set of ideologies holding that Islam is not only George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 Frankenstein's monster (or Frankenstein's creature) is a Fictional character that first appeared in Mary Shelley 's novel Frankenstein or "[12] American funding of Hekmatyar and his Hezbi Islami party was cut off immediately following the withdrawal of the Soviets. Hizb-e Islami (also Hezbi Islami, Hezb-i-Islami, Hezbi-Islami, Hezb-e-Islami) meaning Islamic Party is an Islamic organization [13]

The U. S. says that all of its funds went to native Afghan rebels and denies that any of its funds were used to supply Osama bin Laden or foreign Arab mujahideen. It is estimated that 35,000 foreign Muslims from 43 Islamic countries participated in the war. [14][15][16][17]

Popular culture

The biographical drama film Charlie Wilson's War (2007) is based on the true story of Democratic Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson, who was responsible for the program funding in the 1980s. Charlie Wilson's War is a 2007 biographical Drama Film based on the true story of Democratic Texas Congressman Charles Wilson may refer toPoliticians Charles Wilson (Texas politician (born 1933 U

See also

References

  1. ^ Eduardo Real: ‘’Zbigniew Brzezinski, Defeated by his Success’’
  2. ^ a b Bergen, Peter, Holy War Inc. Ahmad Shah Massoud ( (2 September 1953 &ndash 9 September 2001 was a Tajik Kabul University engineering student turned military leader who played a leading Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa`ida or al-Qa`idah, ( Arabic:; ar-Latn ''al-qāʿidah'' Translation: The Claims have been made that the American government, and in particular the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA are responsible for enabling " Afghan Arabs," The Civil war in Afghanistan, also known as Afghan Civil War, began in 1978 and has continued An Afghan training camp is a camp or facility used for military or Terrorist training located in Afghanistan. Badaber Uprising was an armed uprising by Soviet and Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA captives at Badaber, Pakistan in near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all See also Central Intelligence Agency This article deals with activities of the U Celebratory gunfire is the shooting of a Firearm into the air in celebration Charles Nesbitt Wilson (born June 1, 1933) is a former United States naval officer and former Democratic United States Representative Charlie Wilson's War is a 2007 biographical Drama Film based on the true story of Democratic Texas Congressman Gary C Schroen is a former Central Intelligence Agency field officer who was in charge of the initial CIA incursion into Afghanistan in September 2001 to topple the Gust Lascaris Avrakotos ( January 14, 1938 – December 1, 2005) was a Greek-American case officer and division chief for the United Howard Hart is a former CIA officer He worked as the CIA Chief of Station in Islamabad, Pakistan from May 1981 until 1984. Joanne Herring (born July 3 1929) is a Houston Socialite, political activist businesswoman and former talk show host Michael G Vickers (born 1953) is the United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict. Milton Bearden (b 1940 is a retired Central Intelligence Agency officer author and film consultant The Soviet war in Afghanistan, also known as the Soviet-Afghan War or just the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, was a nine-year conflict involving , Free Press, (2001), p. 68
  3. ^ Actualité, Spécial islamisme
  4. ^ No Regrets: Carter, Brzezinski and the Muj
  5. ^ Mark Urban, War in Afghanistan, Macmillan, 1988, p. 56
  6. ^ Interview with Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski-(13/6/97). Part 2. Episode 17. Good Guys, Bad Guys. 13 June 1997. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
  7. ^ "Pakistan Got Israeli Weapons During Afghan War", Daily Times Monitor - Pakistan, 23 July 2003
  8. ^ Profile: Charlie Wilson
  9. ^ Bergen, Peter, Holy War Inc. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. , Free Press, (2001), p. 67
  10. ^ Graham Fuller in interview with Peter Bergen, Bergen, Peter, Holy War Inc. , Free Press, (2001), p. 68
  11. ^ Henry S. Bradsher, Afghan Communism and Soviet Interventions, Oxford University Press, 1999, p. 185
  12. ^ Newsweek article
  13. ^ Kepel, Jihad, (2002)
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  15. ^ "CIA worked with Pak to create Taliban", India Abroad News Service, 2001-03-06. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Retrieved on 2007-01-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire.  
  16. ^ CIA bin Laden (October 2001). October 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - Retrieved on 2007-01-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war.
  17. ^ Did the U.S. "Create" Osama bin Laden?. US Department of State (2005-01-14). Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Retrieved on 2007-01-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople.
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