Word: mujahadeen
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Dates: during 1987-1987
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...Vietnam, while Nicaragua has become an enormous military and economic drain on the rickety Soviet economy. Gorbachev wants out in both places, and he needs American help to ensure that rebels will not topple his puppet governments when he leaves. By agreeing to stop funding the contras and mujahadeen in exchange for vague promises of more arms agreements, the Unites States would give legitimacy to the Marxist regimes in both countries that have killed thousands or even millions of their own citizens...