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How responsible is al-Qaeda for defeating the Soviet Union?

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Al qaeda's predecessor the mujahideen which comprised of Afghan fighters and fighters all over from arab world fought the Soviet army which supported the communist regime of Afghanistan. read more

Al-Qaeda began as a logistical network to support Muslims fighting against the Soviet Union during the Afghan War; members were recruited throughout the Islamic world. When the Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan in 1989, the organization dispersed but continued to oppose what its leaders considered corrupt Islamic regimes and foreign (i.e., U.S.) presence in Islamic lands. read more

The United States responded with a quasi-war against al-Qaeda and its state sponsors, which combined a legal indictment of bin Laden with limited military action, including cruise missile strikes in Afghanistan and Sudan in 1998 that killed at least six al-Qaeda personnel. read more

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