U.S. & Afghanistan

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In this article, the writer discusses the U.S. policy in Afghanistan during the 1979-1989 war with the Soviet Union. The paper looks at the covert operations of the CIA against the Soviets and how these were developed and brought about. The writer examines their support by Carter and Reagan. Further, the writer discusses Gorbachev's reasons for ending the war.

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"Director William Webster and his Afghanistan team celebrated the end of a decade-long multi-billion dollar war which had been the largest most successful covert Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.) operation ever. Afghanistan was critical to the U.S. because of the need to transport oil from the Persian Gulf region which required access to the ports of the Indian Ocean and in the Persian Gulf itself. For this reason the U.S. sought strong friendly ties with countries in the region such as Pakistan and Iran. Until the ... "

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