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Originally Posted by directfiesta
Funny how you guys supported , armed and financed terrorists against the liberating Soviet forces in Afghanistan ...
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The US supplied stinger AA missiles were a deciding factor against Russia's attack choppers, which were mopping up the Afghanis.
Isn't this about the time bin laden became very friendly with the US gov?
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In 1986, the U.S. began shipping approximately 1,000 Stingers to the Mujaheddin in Afghanistan for use against Soviet aircraft. Approximately 270 Soviet aircraft were downed with these missiles(a 79 percent combat success rate). Unfortunately, many of these (and apparently other) Stingers in the hands of non-US users have been diverted to unfriedly hands. Stingers originally sent to the Afghan resistance appeared in Iran and were used for anti-aircraft defense for Iranian patrol boats. Other Stingers were captured by the Afghan Army and turned over to the Soviet Army.
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