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Secret U.S. and Saudi aid to Afghan fighters, channelled through Pakistan, from July 1979; the U.S. and the Soviet Union agreed in 1991 to end military aid to both sides from 1 January 1992.
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Covert aid to the Afghan resistance. Secret U.S. and Saudi aid to Afghan fighters, channelled through Pakistan, from July 1979; the U.S. and the Soviet Union agreed in 1991 to end military aid to both sides from 1 January 1992.
The covert aid to the Afghan resistance involved the United States government, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Ronald Reagan, Charlie Wilson, the Soviet government, Turki Al-Faisal, the government of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Inter-Services Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency and Jimmy Carter.
According to Zbigniew Brzezinski, Turki Al-Faisal and Human Rights Watch, each in its own account.
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Pictures, from Wikimedia Commons: United States government, Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0; Ronald Reagan, Michael Evans, Public domain.
