Why did the mujahedeen receive US support even though they were against some American ideals?

The mujahedeen wanted to establish an Afghan democracy.
The mujahedeen promised to protect U.S. oil interests.
The mujahedeen aimed to created a pro-U.S. alliance in the region.
The mujahedeen were trying to overthrow the communists.

The American Governement has a history of funding and supplying resistance groups and other organizations in foreign countries in order to fight the spread of communism.

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adefunkeadewole adefunkeadewole · Answer 2 · 2022-01-26T17:05:13+01:00

The Mujahedeen received support from the US because they were trying to overthrow the communist government which was fostered by the soviet backed Afghan government.

The Soviet Afghanistan War

The Soviet Afghanistan War was a conflict which involved insurgent groups known as the Mujahideen, as well as smaller Maoist groups, who fought a nine-year guerrilla war against the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan backed by the soviet union in the 1980s.

The soviet union invaded Afghanistan under the pretest of upholding the Soviet-Afghan Friendship Treaty.

The roots cause of the war can be traced to the overthrow of the centrist government of President Mohammad Daud Khan in April 1978 military officers who were led by Nur Mohammad Taraki.

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