The film was based on Operation Cyclone of the United States of America. The operation was meant to provide enough arms and funding to Afghan rebels in support of their separation from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
The interests of the United States in the covert operations in Afghanistan can be considered personal, ideological and of national security.
The United States of America and The Soviet Union were engaged in what was known as the Cold War. By supporting the Afghans in their struggle, it would deal a huge blow against its enemy. America was very keen in promoting the ideology of Capitalism to the region in contrast to Communism from the Soviets.
Wilson was able to ensure that the mujahideen received enough support
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government in the mid-1980s considered the mujahideen a genuine threat to U.S. interests. The CIA certainly did not, even though the Agency had been warned as early as 1985 that they were supporting dangerously fundamental mujahideen leaders. Even if the CIA considered the mujahideen a credible threat to the United States, the Soviet Union posed a more pressing and immediate threat and the radical mujahideen were expedient and effective allies. The U.S. government could not foresee the rapid advances in globalization and technology that would allow an isolated group based in remote Afghanistan to spread a radical message around the world and then attack the very heart of the world’s only remaining …show more content…
(Hill, 2012)
During the age of the Cold War, two countries fought for dominance, namely the USSR and the United States of America. This moment in the history of the world when two super states emerged powerful was called the “Bipolar State”. Many events have occurred in order for the two states to maintain their power in the world order. They developed weapons in order to match each other and to hinder the other to emerge victorious. It is very fortunate for the United States that after the Cold War, no other state was able to pose a clear and dangerous threat to them.
The history of US-Afghan relations is not very long and the efforts of the Afghan government for establishing relationship were not cherished up until 1934 and formal diplomatic relations were established in 1942. Afghanistan continued its traditional and preferred role as a buffer state, which prevented it from going into the orbit of any superpower or joining any military alliance. However, the Soviet influence increased and the Soviets provided military training and arms supply to Afghan army. The US adopted flexible approach in its relations with