Afghanistan: The Wounded Land - Part 2: Jihad | Preview
Preview: Season 5 Episode 2 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1979, the Soviets invaded Afghanistan. "Soviet Vietnam" began after a call for Jihad.
In 1979, the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan; Afghans called for Jihad. The country turned into the epicenter of a struggle between Islam and Communism. The U.S. and the Arab world sent weapons and money to the Afghan resistance and foreign fighters, including a young Osama Bin Laden, joined in. A decade later, the Mujahideen pushed back the occupation, contributing to the Soviet Union's collapse.
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Afghanistan: The Wounded Land - Part 2: Jihad | Preview
Preview: Season 5 Episode 2 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1979, the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan; Afghans called for Jihad. The country turned into the epicenter of a struggle between Islam and Communism. The U.S. and the Arab world sent weapons and money to the Afghan resistance and foreign fighters, including a young Osama Bin Laden, joined in. A decade later, the Mujahideen pushed back the occupation, contributing to the Soviet Union's collapse.
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