The Soviet-Afghan war would go down in history as the Soviet Union’s “Vietnam war”, was an attempt by the Soviet Union to enforce the Brezhnev Doctrine—Which states that any country that becomes socialist, Moscow would never allow it to return to capitalist roots. This was the first time the Soviet Union had attacked any country outside of the Eastern bloc, and constituted worldwide condemnation. Among many major participants in this conflict, the United States would play an active yet non-military role in the shape of the war. Where the Soviet Union practiced a doctrine of Marxist intervention, the United States and its allies abroad practice the doctrine of containment. The conflict for the USA began much earlier than many suggest, whereas
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They forced his limousine driver, at gunpoint, to divert from his office to a hotel in Kabul and violently took the Ambassador hostage while terrorizing the rest of the hotel occupants. The terrorists made demands to release radical Muslim prisoners in exchange for the hostages to the Pro-Soviet government of Afghanistan, which to begin with has to be the second dumbest idea ever to involve Russia and a dude named Adolph. Afghan’s government dispatches police to surround the hotel and allow the KGB to lead the operation. During the crisis, Soviet and American advisors broke into argument over how to handle the situation. While the KGB wished to storm the hotel, the American embassy wished to seek a peaceful solution. Afghan police forces began firing and stormed the hotel regardless only to find ambassador Dubs …show more content…
In response, President Carter created his own doctrine to protect Middle Eastern Oil from Soviet hands. Economic trade sanctions were placed along with a boycott on the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Aid was increased to the Mujahedeen by the CIA in the form of military grade equipment and the means to use them. One of the largest contributing factors to the Islamic strength came from the introduction of FIM-92 Stinger rocket launcher. The Islamic rebels suddenly had the advantage over Soviet chopper cavalry, forcing the invasion to take risky, and costly, maneuvers. This was part of an Operation named Cyclone by the Reagan administration and primarily headed by the CIA. The plan was to bleed the USSR of its will and resources to fight in Afghanistan and the operation remained commit as long as the invasion continued. The USA also welcomed assistance from Pakistan, who’s information networks between China and Afghanistan allowed the anti-Soviet forces to communicate and coordinate. The side effect of such intense weaponization was the fact that any denial about the involvement by the CIA would be laughable. The Mujahedeen went from uncoordinated insurgents to a sweltering Islamic
They forced his limousine driver, at gunpoint, to divert from his office to a hotel in Kabul and violently took the Ambassador hostage while terrorizing the rest of the hotel occupants. The terrorists made demands to release radical Muslim prisoners in exchange for the hostages to the Pro-Soviet government of Afghanistan, which to begin with has to be the second dumbest idea ever to involve Russia and a dude named Adolph. Afghan’s government dispatches police to surround the hotel and allow the KGB to lead the operation. During the crisis, Soviet and American advisors broke into argument over how to handle the situation. While the KGB wished to storm the hotel, the American embassy wished to seek a peaceful solution. Afghan police forces began firing and stormed the hotel regardless only to find ambassador Dubs …show more content…
In response, President Carter created his own doctrine to protect Middle Eastern Oil from Soviet hands. Economic trade sanctions were placed along with a boycott on the 1980 Moscow Olympics. Aid was increased to the Mujahedeen by the CIA in the form of military grade equipment and the means to use them. One of the largest contributing factors to the Islamic strength came from the introduction of FIM-92 Stinger rocket launcher. The Islamic rebels suddenly had the advantage over Soviet chopper cavalry, forcing the invasion to take risky, and costly, maneuvers. This was part of an Operation named Cyclone by the Reagan administration and primarily headed by the CIA. The plan was to bleed the USSR of its will and resources to fight in Afghanistan and the operation remained commit as long as the invasion continued. The USA also welcomed assistance from Pakistan, who’s information networks between China and Afghanistan allowed the anti-Soviet forces to communicate and coordinate. The side effect of such intense weaponization was the fact that any denial about the involvement by the CIA would be laughable. The Mujahedeen went from uncoordinated insurgents to a sweltering Islamic