When the Soviet Union Removed Its Troops from Afghanistan as Part

question 36

Multiple Choice

When the Soviet Union removed its troops from Afghanistan as part of Gorbechev's Perestroika policy,

• A) the American-supported Mujahideen took temporary control before the country fell to the Taliban.
• B) Iran tried to invade the mountainous state from the west, with no luck.
• C) Pakistan was also willing to settle its dispute with the neighbor.
• D) it met one of the demands Reagan had made for the resumption of disarmament talks.
• E) it did so only because Soviet leaders realized that it would eventually gain control of Afghanistan another way, with American assistance.

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