The palace was attacked by bombers and tanks until the palace was left in ruins. Soon after the Soviets placed Babrak Kamal into power. During this time, the Mujahedeen were starting to let their presence known and the United States, Saudi Arabia, and other countries started providing them with modern weapons through Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence or (ISI).1 “The supply of American-made anti-aircraft Stinger missiles in 1986 proved a turning point, as Soviet gunship helicopters could no longer wreak havoc on the mujahedeen.”1 Soon after Kamal was replaced by Najib Allah, the United Nations negotiated with the Russians and after one million Afghan lives, the Russians began to pull their troops out of Afghanistan. The significance was that America played a major role behind the curtains. If it was not for the stinger missiles and modern equipment that America had given them to take out Russian infantry, Afghanistan would have settled as a communist
The palace was attacked by bombers and tanks until the palace was left in ruins. Soon after the Soviets placed Babrak Kamal into power. During this time, the Mujahedeen were starting to let their presence known and the United States, Saudi Arabia, and other countries started providing them with modern weapons through Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence or (ISI).1 “The supply of American-made anti-aircraft Stinger missiles in 1986 proved a turning point, as Soviet gunship helicopters could no longer wreak havoc on the mujahedeen.”1 Soon after Kamal was replaced by Najib Allah, the United Nations negotiated with the Russians and after one million Afghan lives, the Russians began to pull their troops out of Afghanistan. The significance was that America played a major role behind the curtains. If it was not for the stinger missiles and modern equipment that America had given them to take out Russian infantry, Afghanistan would have settled as a communist