In 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to uphold its current Communist government. Opposed to the foreign invasion of their country, many rebel groups, collectively known as the Mujahideen, rose up in arms to fight the Soviets. Since it was the height of the Cold War, the American government saw an opportunity. Using the CIA
Afghanistan, the Delta variant, and the limits of American short-term solutions originally appeared in KevinMD.com.
