Operation Cyclone
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Operation Cyclone was a covert CIA program during the Cold War that funneled money, weapons, and training to Afghan mujahideen fighters resisting the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CIA program
→
Cold War operation → covert operation → |
| conflict |
Soviet–Afghan War
→
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| coordinatedWith |
Inter-Services Intelligence
→
Pakistan → |
| country |
United States
→
|
| endTime |
1989
→
|
| financedBy |
Saudi Arabia
→
United States government → |
| financingModel |
matching funds with Saudi Arabia
→
|
| funded |
Afghan mujahideen
→
|
| geopoliticalContext |
U.S. containment policy toward the Soviet Union
→
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| legacy |
contributed to militarization of Islamist groups in the region
→
controversial due to unintended consequences → |
| location |
Afghanistan
→
|
| notableFigure |
William Casey
→
Zbigniew Brzezinski → |
| notableWeapon |
FIM-92 Stinger missile
→
|
| objective |
undermine Soviet influence in Afghanistan
→
|
| operator |
Central Intelligence Agency
→
|
| oversightBy |
U.S. Congress
NERFINISHED
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| partOf |
Cold War
→
|
| peakAnnualFunding |
hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars
→
|
| provided |
money
→
training → weapons → |
| purpose |
support Afghan mujahideen against Soviet forces
→
|
| result |
increased flow of arms into Afghanistan
→
long-term regional instability → strengthening of Afghan resistance → |
| startTime |
1979
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|
| status |
classified at the time
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|
| strategy |
proxy warfare
→
|
| supportedGroup |
Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin
→
Jamiat-e Islami → other Afghan resistance factions → |
| timePeriod |
1980s
→
late 1970s → |
| typeOfSupport |
covert military aid
→
intelligence support → logistical support → |
| weaponSupplied |
anti-aircraft weapons
→
anti-tank weapons → small arms → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Soviet–Afghan War
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militaryOperation |
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Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan
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relatedTo |