Q(vi). Write a short note on Afghan Jihad,

Ans: AFGHAN JIHAD:

Eighty thousand Russian troops entered Afghanistan in December 1979 and

took the control of the country in their hands. The people of Afghanistan

started armed struggle against this intervention. As a result of this civil war,

conditions worsened to such an extent that millions of Afghan citizens had to

leave their homes and migrate to Pakistan. The number of Afghan refugees

entering Pakistan, at different times, crossed 3 million. America and other

world powers supported Pakistan’s efforts to help Afghan people in their

struggle against Russian occupation. Combined efforts of Pakistan, Afghan

Mujahideen and the western powers led by America, defeated the Russian

army. The Soviet Union was compelled to withdraw her forces from

Afghanistan in 1989,

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