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In 1973, the king of Afghanistan was deposed and the new ruler relied on the support of communists. But when the ruler purged the communists from power, a communist takeover of the nation occurred in 1978. Of course, not everyone was happy. To help the communist regime, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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But when the ruler purged thecommunists from power, acommunist takeover of thenation occurred in 1978. Ofcourse, not everyone was happy.
By the time the Soviets wereforced to leave Afghanistan,the Taliban had gained control of 90% of the nation.
The Taliban established afundamentalist, Islamicsociety. Women had to be covered and segregatedfrom men.
But Sadaam Hussein continued
to defy the international community. He refused to
stopa nuclear weapons
program.