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Soviet-Afghan War | What If:, March of 1979 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Babrak Kamal is installed as the DRA's new Soviet-backed leader following the Soviet assassination of Amin.
        
        1980
        
        Resistance intensifies as multiple Mujahideen groups, who are supported with money and arms from the US, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia, fight against Soviet forces and their DRA allies.
        
        1981
        
        Two Mujahideen coalitions are formed (moderate & fundamentalist). The Mujahideen guerrilla attacks consequently become more organized and effective.
        
        1982
        
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        What if the United States didn't back Mujahideen groups?
        
        Mujahideen groups never become more advanced and lose to the Soviet-backed DRA.
        
        The DRA becomes a strong eastern ally
        
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        What if Mujahideen groups win anyway?
        
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        What if the Soviets never assassinated Amin?
        
        Amin meets with Americans and ends up getting American-aligned troops into Afghanistan.
        
        Afghans are able to prevent Soviet invasion from severely effecting anything and become a strong western ally.
        
        Afghanistan is aligned with the United States.
      - What if the Soviets never invaded Afghanistan?
        
        Amin is able to get backing from the United States and creates a western-style Afghanistan
        
        Mujahideen groups fail without US backing and Afghanistan becomes a great western ally.
        
        Afghanistan is aligned with the United States.
  - - - Mujahideen insurgency takes over Afghanistan and the Soviet-Afghan War never happens.
        
        Afghanistan becomes aligned with Pakistan and Saudi Arabia views
        
        Afghanistan regains a nonaligned status.