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"The first Soviet Troops parachuted into Kabul on Dec. 27, 1979" (New York Times,2) because they needed to assist Babrak Karmal, the Afghanistan president.
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The Taliban recieved support from Pakistan when " Pakistani intelligence officers began funneling arms, money, and supplies to Mullah Omar's men." (New York Times, 3)
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"The Taliban by 1996 had taken control of Afghanistan, imposing strict enforcement of fundamentalist Islamic law, banning movies and music, and forcing women out of schools and into all-enveloping burqa clothing." (New York Times, 3)
