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# Afghanistan: The Wounded Land - Part 2: Jihad | Preview
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/doc-world/trailers/doc-world-afghanistan-the-wounded-land-jihad-preview/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:50:49.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T13:14:54.000Z
- Description: In 1979, the Soviets invaded Afghanistan. "Soviet Vietnam" began after a call for Jihad.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Doc World, #ZZZ_Show_9465c414-dfa5-4739-85b0-2b204758369e, #geo-us, #v1.5, #ZZZ_Trailer_874f4849-01f1-45f7-a33b-73908aeeadc6, #trailer

In 1979, the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan; Afghans called for Jihad. The country turned into the epicenter of a struggle between Islam and Communism. The U.S. and the Arab world sent weapons and money to the Afghan resistance and foreign fighters, including a young Osama Bin Laden, joined in. A decade later, the Mujahideen pushed back the occupation, contributing to the Soviet Union's collapse.