Question

The mujahideen were fighters in Afghanistan who A. rebelled against the communists. B. marginalized the Muslim population. C. closed all of the mosques in the nation. D. requested support from the Soviet Union.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is A. The Mujahideen were fighters in Afghanistan who rebelled against the communists.

Explanation:

At the end of the twentieth century, the term Mujahideen was often used in the media to describe various armed fighters who adhered to Muslim fundamentalist ideologies.

The best known, and most feared, mujahideen were the various loosely allied opposition groups that fought against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan between 1979 and 1989, and then fought against each other in the subsequent civil war. These mujahedeen were primarily funded, armed, and trained by the United States (under the presidencies of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan), Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. After the withdrawal of the Soviets, the mujahideen disintegrated into two loosely contiguous, opposing groups, the Northern Alliance and the Taliban, who then fought in a civil war for rule over Afghanistan.

Answer 2

The Mujahideen were fighters in Afghanistan who A) rebelled against the communists. Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan a formidable force was created in Afghanistan with the support of the U.S. Government to repel and damage the Soviet invaders.