HIST114 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: George W. Bush, Mike Nichols, Mohammed Omar
23 Jan 2020
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Background: ruled by king zahir shah, 1933-73, he was overthrown in a bloodless coup by his brother, bysh the brother was murdered by communists who seized power in 1978, soviet invasion and occupation 1979-89. Bush speech to congress on afghanistan the cia funded mujahedeen . meaning: muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad (muslim insurgency; origin of al- Qaeda) see the film charlie wilson"s war (dir. 1 opium cultivation was outlawed during taliban rule in the late 1990s and was nearly eliminated by. 2001. karen deyoung, afghanistan opium crop sets record, washington post, 2 december 2006. 1: in march 2001 they made headlines by destroying two large statues of buddha that were about 1500 years old ( idols , they were opposed by the afghan northern alliance (united. Islamic front for the salvation of afghanistan, est. in late. 1996), composed also of former mujahedeen and led by. Ahmad shah masood, the former defense minister of.
