On The U.S. Defeat In Afghanistan
#US #Defeat #Afghanistan #politics
Forty two years ago the U.S. launched its #war on Afghanistan:
SPIES&VESPERS @SpiesVespers - 22:24 UTC ยท Jul 3, 2021
#OTD July 3 1979: President Jimmy Carter signs a "presidential finding" authorizing the CIA to spend just over $500,000 on non-lethal aid to support the Afghan mujahideen against growing Soviet influence in the region. #coldwarhist
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#OTD July 3 1979: President Jimmy Carter signs a "presidential finding" authorizing the CIA to spend just over $500,000 on non-lethal aid to support the Afghan mujahideen against growing Soviet influence in the region. #coldwarhist pic.twitter.com/RKn464QFeV
— SPIES&VESPERS (@SpiesVespers) July 3, 2021
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