Fact-check: “The Soviet invasion is responsible for the islamic take over of Afghanistan”
Verdict: Partly True (62% confidence)
The Soviet invasion (1979–1989) was a significant contributing cause to the eventual Islamist takeover of Afghanistan, but calling it solely 'responsible' overstates the causal chain. The invasion radicalized and militarized the mujahideen resistance, flooded Afghanistan with foreign jihadists and weapons, and destroyed secular state institutions — all of which directly enabled the Taliban's rise to power in 1996. But the invasion did not cause Islamist rule by itself: the mujahideen were alrea…
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