Afghanistan

Question 1

Rachael Uses Amin More Reluctantly

Answer 1

• Rebellion 75.
• Uprising March 79. Amin Sept 79.
• Mujahedeen called Jihad. The Soviets declared Amin a CIA agent.
• Amin assassinated, replaced with Karmal.

Question 2

Sarah Is So Sick In Bed

Answer 2

SOVIETS:
- Support would strengthen?
- Intimidation. Destroyed villages, livestock, crops. Targeted guerilla warfare areas. Locals fled.
- Subversion. Sent spies, bribed leaders.
- Search and Destroy. 125 000 troops. Helicopter gunships covered ground troops.
- Intelligence. Soviets used the Afghan Secret Police to gather, infiltrate, spread and bribe.
- Babarak Karmal.

Question 3

Valerie Can’t Control All Boys.

Answer 3

• ‘I wrote to President Carter: We have the opportunity of giving to the USSR its Vietnam War.’ - Brzezinski.
  sent aid six months prior.
• Containment. Threaten US interest in Persian Gulf.
• The Carter Doctrine: Stop any country gaining control over OIL!!!
• Alliances with China and Israel to support Mujahedeen rebels. Sold fighter jets to Pakistan and 20 bil spent to train Mujahideen.
• Boycotts.

Question 4

Bob Doesn’t Eat Bread.

Answer 4

• Bankruptcy. Billions spent.
• 15 000 dead.
• Evil Empire.
• Britain/Europe missiles after 79.

Question 5

Groups

Answer 5

Islamic Unity of Afghanistan - Mujahideen formed this after the Soviets left.
Taliban - Mohammed Omar. ‘Students’. Traditional values.
Al Qaeda - Originally MAK. Osama Bin Laden. Sunni Muslim. Destroy opposition for Sharia Law.