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[Player2]

Leadified said:

Player2 said:

The Afghan Communist Party did, not Russia like you said in your original statement, and I don't think I've ever heard anybody refer to a coup as an "invasion". Again, like you say, It was the government who carried out the purges and repression against civilians, not Russia.

No, both parties are reponsible. I'm not sure what you mean by this post, are you implying the Soviet Union did not invade Afghanistan? I find it a bit baffling that you are unaware about the atrocities commited there by Soviet troops.

Okay, let's see if this makes things more clear:

April 1978 - Coup d'etat - Daoud is overthrown and killed, PDPA (Afghan Communist Party) seizes power.

1978 - Uprisings become common due to the repression, purges and unpopular policies dictated by the PDPA. The mujahideen appear.

December 1979 - The USSR invaded Afghanistan at the request of the Afghan government, who found themselves unable to control the situation on their own.

 

Now let's revise your original statement: "If Russia did not invade Afghanistan, there would be no mujahideen"

Doesn't sound reasonable because the mujahideen existed before a single USSR soldier put a foot on Afghanistan.