3 weeks ago - Operation Cyclone was the code name for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program to arm and finance the Afghan mujahideen in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1992, prior to and during the military intervention by the USSR in support of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

February 5, 2019 - Should I stay or should I go now? Should I stay or should I go now? If I go, there will be trouble And if I stay it will be double Joe Strummer and Mick

March 31, 2020 - The resources allocated to Afghanistan were dramatically increased following the 24 December 1979 Soviet invasion. The Carter administration lifted its initial restrictions on weapons shipments and raised the budget to tens of million of dollars. Under newly elected president Ronald Reagan, ...

After the Soviet invasion in December 1979, which was a surprise to Carter, the CIA expanded the program, code-named Operation Cyclone, and began providing weapons along with money to the mujahideen through the Pakistani intelligence services.

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1 week ago - The operation's goal was to deliver arms, funds, and training to the Afghan Mujahideen within Afghanistan. The CIA provided this support to allow the rebels to defeat the new People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, which was backed by the USSR in the Soviet-Afghan War.

October 20, 2024 - Operation Cyclone was the code name for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program to arm and finance the mujahideen (Afghan anti-Soviet militants...

July 2, 2021 - Dec. 8, 2014 — American and NATO troops formally end their combat mission, transitioning to a support and training role. President Barack Obama authorizes U.S. forces to carry out operations against Taliban and al-Qaida targets.

April 18, 1988 - Occasionally the digitization process ... and many Moslem nations, the United States led a huge international operation over the last eight years to arm the Afghan guerrillas with the weapons they needed to drive the Soviet Army from their country....

March 9, 2018 - The US sought to mend its relationship with Pakistan to help it counter Soviet influence in the region and at the same time came up with the idea of supporting mujahideen to fight the war because direct US intervention would lead to the USSR responding more directly and aggressively.

CIA covert action worked through Pakistani intelligence services to reach Afghani rebel groups. That operation began after December 1979, when Russian forces mounted a surprise intervention in Afghanistan. Fighting between CIA-funded Afghans and the Russians with their Khalq allies continued ...

The creation of a production mechanism to prepare propaganda materials, and the delivery of two radio transmitters to Pakistan to give the insurgents their “own radio” are significant steps. However, the effect of a propaganda operation is incremental and is part of a larger effort.

May 1, 2024 - Operation Cyclone was a CIA program that funneled billions of dollars in weapons and aid to Islamist fighters called the mujahideen during the Soviet

September 8, 2021 - Operation Cyclone was the code name for the CIA programme to arm and finance the mujahideen in Afghanistan to counter Soviet power in the country. (Part one of this article examines how Operation Cyclone emboldened the 'mujahideen' in Afghanistan to create various terror networks).

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Operation Cyclone was the code name for the United States Central Intelligence Agency program to arm the Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet war in Afghanistan, 1979 ...

September 1, 2023 - In the annals of covert operations, one chapter stands out with remarkable significance: Operation Cyclone. Orchestrated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), this covert endeavor was not just a footnote in history but a symphony of calculated maneuvers aimed at shaping the destiny of Afghanista

Operation Cyclone was the code name for the United States Central Intelligence Agency program to arm and finance the Afghan mujahideen prior to and during the Soviet war in Afghanistan, 1979 to 1989. The program leaned heavily towards supporting militant Islamic groups that were favored by ...