1. These threads glorifying the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan pop up like clockwork complete with orientalisms like calling every Afghan who resisted the invasion a "religious extremist" & conflating Afghan mujahideen with Arab Maktab al Khidamat. https://twitter.com/nwbtcw/status/1170738501660401667">https://twitter.com/nwbtcw/st...
2. The mujahideen were not a monolith; it was a popular resistance to Soviet Invasion that sprung up from all walks of life. Most wouldn& #39;t fit into whatever is meant by the War on Terror term "religious extremist."

Regime Change in Afghanistan by Saikal & Maley
3. Besides the US, PAK & Saudi Arabia, China & Iran were also prominent foreign states providing the mujahideen aid. The PRC had strategic reasons for countering the USSR& #39;s attempts to cling onto it& #39;s sphere of influence.

Regime Change in Afghanistan
3. Besides the US, PAK & Saudi Arabia, China & Iran were also prominent foreign states providing the mujahideen aid. The PRC had strategic reasons for countering the USSR& #39;s attempts to cling onto it& #39;s sphere of influence.Regime Change in Afghanistan
3. Besides the US, PAK & Saudi Arabia, China & Iran were also prominent foreign states providing the mujahideen aid. The PRC had strategic reasons for countering the USSR& #39;s attempts to cling onto it& #39;s sphere of influence.Regime Change in Afghanistan
3. Besides the US, PAK & Saudi Arabia, China & Iran were also prominent foreign states providing the mujahideen aid. The PRC had strategic reasons for countering the USSR& #39;s attempts to cling onto it& #39;s sphere of influence.Regime Change in Afghanistan
4. USSR aid to AFG was a resounding failure that did not relieve poverty & infrastructure aid was used to maintain the state & USSR investments. The impact is similar to NATO aid now.

Aiding Afghanistan: A History of Soviet Assistance to a Developing Country by Robinson & Dixon
4. USSR aid to AFG was a resounding failure that did not relieve poverty & infrastructure aid was used to maintain the state & USSR investments. The impact is similar to NATO aid now.Aiding Afghanistan: A History of Soviet Assistance to a Developing Country by Robinson & Dixon
4. USSR aid to AFG was a resounding failure that did not relieve poverty & infrastructure aid was used to maintain the state & USSR investments. The impact is similar to NATO aid now.Aiding Afghanistan: A History of Soviet Assistance to a Developing Country by Robinson & Dixon
4. USSR aid to AFG was a resounding failure that did not relieve poverty & infrastructure aid was used to maintain the state & USSR investments. The impact is similar to NATO aid now.Aiding Afghanistan: A History of Soviet Assistance to a Developing Country by Robinson & Dixon
5. Over the course of Soviet involvement in AFG, education deteriated, especially under the invasion & especially for women.

Aiding Afghanistan & Gender and International Aid in Afghanistan by Lina Abirafeh
5. Over the course of Soviet involvement in AFG, education deteriated, especially under the invasion & especially for women.Aiding Afghanistan & Gender and International Aid in Afghanistan by Lina Abirafeh
5. Over the course of Soviet involvement in AFG, education deteriated, especially under the invasion & especially for women.Aiding Afghanistan & Gender and International Aid in Afghanistan by Lina Abirafeh
5. Over the course of Soviet involvement in AFG, education deteriated, especially under the invasion & especially for women.Aiding Afghanistan & Gender and International Aid in Afghanistan by Lina Abirafeh
5. Over the course of Soviet involvement in AFG, education deteriated, especially under the invasion & especially for women.Aiding Afghanistan & Gender and International Aid in Afghanistan by Lina Abirafeh
6. The mujahideen didn& #39;t do 9/11. AQ isn& #39;t the muj. Maktab al Khidamat, the org that preceeded AQ, never received US funds; US funds were funnelled by the ISI to 7 Afghan muj orgs.

Al Qaeda, The Islamic State & The Global Jihadist Movement; The Rise of Muslim Foreign Fighters
6. The mujahideen didn& #39;t do 9/11. AQ isn& #39;t the muj. Maktab al Khidamat, the org that preceeded AQ, never received US funds; US funds were funnelled by the ISI to 7 Afghan muj orgs.Al Qaeda, The Islamic State & The Global Jihadist Movement; The Rise of Muslim Foreign Fighters
6. The mujahideen didn& #39;t do 9/11. AQ isn& #39;t the muj. Maktab al Khidamat, the org that preceeded AQ, never received US funds; US funds were funnelled by the ISI to 7 Afghan muj orgs.Al Qaeda, The Islamic State & The Global Jihadist Movement; The Rise of Muslim Foreign Fighters
6. The mujahideen didn& #39;t do 9/11. AQ isn& #39;t the muj. Maktab al Khidamat, the org that preceeded AQ, never received US funds; US funds were funnelled by the ISI to 7 Afghan muj orgs.Al Qaeda, The Islamic State & The Global Jihadist Movement; The Rise of Muslim Foreign Fighters
6. The mujahideen didn& #39;t do 9/11. AQ isn& #39;t the muj. Maktab al Khidamat, the org that preceeded AQ, never received US funds; US funds were funnelled by the ISI to 7 Afghan muj orgs.Al Qaeda, The Islamic State & The Global Jihadist Movement; The Rise of Muslim Foreign Fighters
7. People spreading this misinformation are at best confident in their ignorance & at worst knowingly lying.
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