Politics: 'A fighting war with the main enemy': How the CIA helped bring down the Soviets in Afghanistan 32 years ago

Politics: 'A fighting war with the main enemy': How the CIA helped bring down the Soviets in Afghanistan 32 years ago

After months of bureaucratic wrangling and training, Afghan rebels carried out the first successful use of the Stinger missile against Soviet forces in September 1986, helping turn the tide in the war there after years of stalemate.
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