KnowraOperation CycloneLinked fromLinked fromThe 6 pages that link to Operation Cyclone, each with the reason it gives.All 6Broader topic 2Related 4Soviet–Afghan WarRelated: It was the principal channel for U.S. covert support to the insurgency.BlowbackBroader topic: Its support for armed groups is often discussed in accounts of later militant threats.Soviet invasion of AfghanistanRelated: Its expanding support strengthened resistance without a direct US-Soviet battlefield confrontation.Zia-ul-HaqBroader topic: Zia’s government helped channel American aid to Afghan groups fighting Soviet forces.Man-portable air-defense systemRelated: The program included support connected to the provision of Stinger missiles.Afghan conflictRelated: It supplied the mujahideen through Pakistan and internationalized the war’s support networks.