Sol Everett, Seth McGhee, Jamil Lee- Cold War Legacy- Afghanistan

By Sol Everett
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    Leonid Brezhnev

    President of the USSR
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    Jimmy Carter

    39th President of the United States
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    Operation Cyclone

    America helped arm and finance the Afghan Mujahideen
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    Babrak Karmal is installed as ruler

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    Osama Bin Laden's time in service

  • USSR, U.S, Pakistan peace accords

    USSR, U.S, Pakistan peace accords

    o Islamic republic of Pakistan + republic of Afghanistan = principals of mutual relations
    o USSR + USA= declaration of international guarantees
    o Pakistan + Afghanistan = Return of afghan refugees
    o Pakistan +Afghanistan = interrelationships for the settlement of the situation
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    Afghanistan Civil war

    Hekmatyar wanted total control of Afghanistan
  • The Taliban Seize Kabul

    The Taliban Seize Kabul

    New laws and restrictions
  • UN Air Embargo on Afghanistan

    UN Air Embargo on Afghanistan

    Afghanistan is placed under a non-mandatory arms embargo
  • 9/11

    9/11

    twin towers are bombed
  • USA Invasion of Afghanistan

    USA Invasion of Afghanistan

    America invades Afghanistan as revenge for 9/11