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Terry Davis won
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The Soviet/afghan war was NOT a major reason for the fall of the USSR, the Soviet union broke up because it's Republics and satellite states wanted independence and were becoming more nationalist, including Russia (Yeltsin was frustrated that Russia had to foot the bill in defense of the weaker Warsaw pact block nations).
Enough of this "graveyard of empires" bullshit, the soviets killed 2.4 million afghans and left of their own volition, this wasn't a win for Afghanistan no matter what way you spin it. To make matters worse, a civil war broke out shortly after the Russians left, further evidence of a fractured failure of a nation. Afghanistan has a history of getting invaded, slaughtered en masse, then fighting amongst themselves when the invader gets bored and leaves.
If you want an actual "graveyard of empires", look to Indochina/Vietnam, they fought the Chinese and USA for 1000 years.
Enough of this "graveyard of empires" bullshit, the soviets killed 2.4 million afghans and left of their own volition, this wasn't a win for Afghanistan no matter what way you spin it. To make matters worse, a civil war broke out shortly after the Russians left, further evidence of a fractured failure of a nation. Afghanistan has a history of getting invaded, slaughtered en masse, then fighting amongst themselves when the invader gets bored and leaves.
If you want an actual "graveyard of empires", look to Indochina/Vietnam, they fought the Chinese and USA for 1000 years.