>You must take a rather dim view of the NLF, then--I haven't seen anyone
>attempt to argue that the Afghan communist regime was anything more than a
>Soviet puppet government with next to zero popular support.
>
>-- Luke
The Communists were popular in the urban areas because they were in favor of modernization and educating girls. The mujaheedin were crazy rural hicks. There are quite a few pro-Najibullah Afghans in Russia.
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