Afghan Jihad (1979): A look back at the mujahideen who fought the Soviet-backed government of Afghanistan with US support, and who then fought against the NATO forces who invaded in 2001. Subscribe to Journeyman here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures In 1979, the mujahideen of Afghanistan rebelled against an Soviet-backed central government. The US threw its financial and technological resources behind the rebel movement, offering support in any way it could. As far back as 1979 in the remote Kumar Valley, the US was arming the likes Gulbuddin Hekmatyar and his organisation Hezb-e-Islami - the very group that would go on to wage a vicious counter insurgency against Allied forces in the 1990s and 2000s. For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/film/3683 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Visit our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/JourneymanPictures/ Screen Ventures - Ref. 3683