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The 27 pages that link to Afghan mujahideen, each with the reason it gives.

• Guerrilla warfareBroader topic: Their mobile attacks and use of difficult terrain illustrate guerrilla resistance to an occupying army.

• Soviet–Afghan WarRelated: Their decentralized insurgency made Soviet control outside major centers difficult.

• TalibanRelated: The postwar fragmentation of mujahideen factions preceded the Taliban’s rise.

• Saur RevolutionRelated: Armed opposition grew as the new government imposed reforms and repression.

• Hafizullah AminRelated: Their expanding insurgency confronted Amin’s government and helped prompt Soviet intervention.

• Afghan Civil WarNarrower topic: Their parties and commanders became leading competitors in the post-1992 conflict.

• Hamid KarzaiNarrower topic: Karzai supported anti-Soviet resistance, placing his early political life within this movement.

• JihadismRelated: The war created networks and experience later associated with transnational jihadist organizing.

• Nur Muhammad TarakiNarrower topic: Armed resistance expanded as Taraki’s government faced opposition to its policies and coercion.

• Ahmad Shah MassoudNarrower topic: Massoud’s forces were one influential part of this fragmented resistance.

• Babrak KarmalCompared with: Their resistance challenged the government Karmal led.

• Contra WarCompared with: Their U.S. support invites comparison, while their Soviet adversary and Afghan setting reversed the geopolitical alignment.

• Mohammad NajibullahCompared with: These groups rejected Najibullah’s authority and eventually captured Kabul.

• Zbigniew BrzezinskiBroader topic: U.S. aid to the resistance, begun during Brzezinski’s tenure, became part of a consequential and contested legacy.

• KhalqRelated: Armed opposition to Khalq’s rule grew into the wider insurgency against the Soviet-backed state.

• ParchamRelated: Their insurgency challenged the government in which Parcham held power.

• People’s Democratic Party of AfghanistanCompared with: Their insurgency turned the party’s rule into a prolonged civil war.

• Afghan National ArmyCompared with: Their fragmented, factional model contrasted with the national force the post-2001 state sought to build.

• Northern AllianceNarrower topic: The alliance drew on armed networks and commanders formed during earlier mujahideen wars.

• Soviet invasion of AfghanistanRelated: Their insurgency turned the intervention into a protracted war.

• Reagan DoctrineBroader topic: They became one of the largest recipients of U.S. support under the doctrine.

• Democratic Republic of AfghanistanRelated: Their insurgency contested state control and exhausted the republic’s military and political resources.

• Zia-ul-HaqBroader topic: Zia’s government supported these groups through Pakistani territory and intelligence networks.

• History of AfghanistanRelated: Their fragmented alliances and external sponsorship shaped the war and its unsettled aftermath.

• Unconventional warfareBroader topic: Their external support demonstrates the scale and risks of arming resistance forces.

• Anti-SovietismBroader topic: Their armed resistance was directed against Soviet intervention and its local ally.

• Sandy GallBroader topic: Gall’s reporting from Afghanistan included the resistance forces opposing Soviet intervention.