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1 million Afghans and 15,000 Soviet conscripts died Fought with American guns Foreign nations had tried for centuries to conquer Afghanistan In the 1970's it became a focus for the superpowers To Moscow, a friendly Afghanistan was important Afghanistan's new leader looked to the Soviet Union for support The Soviet Union sent advisors to advance socialism Land was taken from large owners And handed to the peasants who worked it Women were encouraged to stop wearing veils And were put into literacy classes with men The reforms were seen to threaten ancient customs And the authority of the Mullahs The Mullah says, "God has decided who is rich and who is poor, It can't be changed by communists." Opponents of the reforms Burned down schools and universities Resistant grew throughout the country Iranians joined in Calling for a Jihad Against the communists The U.S. thought That the Soviets might use the Afghan crisis To move south And seize the oil of the Persian Gulf Meanwhile the Shah of Iran was overthrown The U.S. lost its most important ally in the region The U.S. considered the possibility of a Soviet controlled Iran Carter sent the Mujahideen equipment, Mostly communication equipment They were mostly peasants Recruits for the Jihad walked for days Across the mountains to reach the fighting Soviet trained Afghan army Thousands of men deserted Kabul requested Soviet troops Afghan president met with Soviet leader The Soviets feared the spread of Islamic fundamentalism Into Afghanistan from Iran The Soviets felt they had to send troops to stabilize the region Moscow hoped they could complete their mission in weeks Moscow had Amin assassinated They didn't like him talking with the Americans At the United Nations The invasion of the Soviet Union was condemned The Soviets began with large sweeps Their approach was a disaster Mujahideen remained in the villages Guerilla fighters remained in the mountains Reagan stepped up aid to the Mujahideen The Mujahideen were spilt along tribal lines They sometimes fought each other A war fought with our gold And their blood According to CIA man The U.S. viewed the conflict in Afghanistan as an internal Cold War struggle The U.S. provided assistance to anti-Soviet forces Through the Pakistani intelligent services The Red Army changed tactics And took to the air Soviet commandos Dropped in by helicopters Soviet aircraft bombing indiscriminantly Village after village pummeled into oblivion Then overrun by Soviet troops The village men who refused to join the Afghan army were murdered Thousands of civilians killed in Soviet atrocities The mujahideen attacked Soviet convoys 2,000 Soviets died each year The war seemed pointless to the Soviet soldiers The mujahideen favored sabotage operations and assassinations The Stinger missiles were effective for them as well Reagan said, "To watch the courageous Afghan freedom fighters Battle modern arsenals with simple hand-held weapons is an inspiration to those who love freedom." The war lasted almost a decade The early foundations of al-Qaeda Were allegedly built on relationships And weaponry that came from billions Of dollars in U.S. support for the Mujahideen Scholars have argued that Bin laden was outside Of CIA eyesight And that there is no support for the claim That the CIA funded Bin Laden
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Feb 25, 2015
Feb 25, 2015 at 2:38 PM UTC
MattG
Soviet Afghan War
1 million Afghans and 15,000 Soviet conscripts died Fought with American guns Foreign nations had tried for centuries to conquer Afghanistan In the 1970's it became a focus for the superpowers To Moscow, a friendly Afghanistan was important Afghanistan's new leader looked to the Soviet Union for support The Soviet Union sent advisors to advance socialism Land was taken from large owners And handed to the peasants who worked it Women were encouraged to stop wearing veils And were put into literacy classes with men The reforms were seen to threaten ancient customs And the authority of the Mullahs The Mullah says, "God has decided who is rich and who is poor, It can't be changed by communists." Opponents of the reforms Burned down schools and universities Resistant grew throughout the country Iranians joined in Calling for a Jihad Against the communists The U.S. thought That the Soviets might use the Afghan crisis To move south And seize the oil of the Persian Gulf Meanwhile the Shah of Iran was overthrown The U.S. lost its most important ally in the region The U.S. considered the possibility of a Soviet controlled Iran Carter sent the Mujahideen equipment, Mostly communication equipment They were mostly peasants Recruits for the Jihad walked for days Across the mountains to reach the fighting Soviet trained Afghan army Thousands of men deserted Kabul requested Soviet troops Afghan president met with Soviet leader The Soviets feared the spread of Islamic fundamentalism Into Afghanistan from Iran The Soviets felt they had to send troops to stabilize the region Moscow hoped they could complete their mission in weeks Moscow had Amin assassinated They didn't like him talking with the Americans At the United Nations The invasion of the Soviet Union was condemned The Soviets began with large sweeps Their approach was a disaster Mujahideen remained in the villages Guerilla fighters remained in the mountains Reagan stepped up aid to the Mujahideen The Mujahideen were spilt along tribal lines They sometimes fought each other A war fought with our gold And their blood According to CIA man The U.S. viewed the conflict in Afghanistan as an internal Cold War struggle The U.S. provided assistance to anti-Soviet forces Through the Pakistani intelligent services The Red Army changed tactics And took to the air Soviet commandos Dropped in by helicopters Soviet aircraft bombing indiscriminantly Village after village pummeled into oblivion Then overrun by Soviet troops The village men who refused to join the Afghan army were murdered Thousands of civilians killed in Soviet atrocities The mujahideen attacked Soviet convoys 2,000 Soviets died each year The war seemed pointless to the Soviet soldiers The mujahideen favored sabotage operations and assassinations The Stinger missiles were effective for them as well Reagan said, "To watch the courageous Afghan freedom fighters Battle modern arsenals with simple hand-held weapons is an inspiration to those who love freedom." The war lasted almost a decade The early foundations of al-Qaeda Were allegedly built on relationships And weaponry that came from billions Of dollars in U.S. support for the Mujahideen Scholars have argued that Bin laden was outside Of CIA eyesight And that there is no support for the claim That the CIA funded Bin Laden
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Daughters of neighbors pierced the skin of the skies, riding chariots of fire, floating nine months in the arms of weightless stars. They whispered to the void, grew life where even breath has no permission to exist. But here — our daughters sit behind locked doors, trapped in silence at the end of the street, where schools are closed, where a blackboard is a battlefield, and a book a forbidden fruit. They planted seeds in space, in the soil of galaxies, while we— we could not plant a single seed of mercy in the hearts of those who breathe oxygen too richly to share. O Sunita! You carried the prayers of science beyond the blue. But our girls? Their wings were broken not by gravity but by impatience, by fear, by chains disguised as customs. How long? How long will the stars sing while our daughters are silenced? The earth has already taken flight, and we— we are still binding the feet of angels. Let us give them wings too. Let them fly— not to escape, but to arrive. Let them touch the sky, and return with the soft, burning realization of their own light. Because the sky is not for a few. It was made for every dream that dares to open its eyes.
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Mar 27, 2025
Mar 27, 2025 at 8:29 AM UTC
Muhammad_Sami_Sadiq
Wings of Light and Silence
Daughters of neighbors pierced the skin of the skies, riding chariots of fire, floating nine months in the arms of weightless stars. They whispered to the void, grew life where even breath has no permission to exist. But here — our daughters sit behind locked doors, trapped in silence at the end of the street, where schools are closed, where a blackboard is a battlefield, and a book a forbidden fruit. They planted seeds in space, in the soil of galaxies, while we— we could not plant a single seed of mercy in the hearts of those who breathe oxygen too richly to share. O Sunita! You carried the prayers of science beyond the blue. But our girls? Their wings were broken not by gravity but by impatience, by fear, by chains disguised as customs. How long? How long will the stars sing while our daughters are silenced? The earth has already taken flight, and we— we are still binding the feet of angels. Let us give them wings too. Let them fly— not to escape, but to arrive. Let them touch the sky, and return with the soft, burning realization of their own light. Because the sky is not for a few. It was made for every dream that dares to open its eyes.
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