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COLD WAR AND ITS EFFECTS ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THE CASE OF AFGHANISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-III).05      10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-III).05      Published : Sep 2022

Cold War and its Effects on Developing Countries: The Case of Afghanistan

Abstract

    Afghanistan is one of the emerging nations still feeling the effects of the cold war. The Soviet invasion, which lasted from 1979 to 1989, had a significant impact on Afghanistan. In response, the United States the Cold War opponent of the Soviet Union supported the rebel mujahedeen organizations to force the Soviet soldiers to withdraw. Not only Afghanistan but also its neighbors, Iran and Pakistan in particular, have been impacted by numerous internal and external crises. As a result of finding asylum in these nations, many Afghans committed crimes. This study examines how the Cold War affected developing nations. What difficulties did Afghanistan encounter both before and after the Soviet troops invaded? What impact it had on the dynamics of Afghanistan’s relations with the United States, Russia (formerly known as the Soviet Union), and Pakistan? The following paper provides a detailed discussion of the costs and benefits of the Cold War period.

    United States, Soviet Union, Afghanistan, Cold War, Invasion, Mujahedeen

    (1) Ruqaiya Bibi
    BS Honors Graduate, Department of Political Science, Women University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Anfal Afridi
    Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Women University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Javeria Noor Sawal
    Mphil, Department of Political Science, Qurtuba University of Science & Information Technology, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Bibi, Ruqaiya, Anfal Afridi, and Javeria Noor Sawal. 2022. "Cold War and its Effects on Developing Countries: The Case of Afghanistan." Global Political Review, VII (III): 34-42 doi: 10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-III).05

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    HARVARD : BIBI, R., AFRIDI, A. & SAWAL, J. N. 2022. Cold War and its Effects on Developing Countries: The Case of Afghanistan. Global Political Review, VII, 34-42.

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    MHRA : Bibi, Ruqaiya, Anfal Afridi, and Javeria Noor Sawal. 2022. "Cold War and its Effects on Developing Countries: The Case of Afghanistan." Global Political Review, VII: 34-42

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    MLA : Bibi, Ruqaiya, Anfal Afridi, and Javeria Noor Sawal. "Cold War and its Effects on Developing Countries: The Case of Afghanistan." Global Political Review, VII.III (2022): 34-42 Print.

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    OXFORD : Bibi, Ruqaiya, Afridi, Anfal, and Sawal, Javeria Noor (2022), "Cold War and its Effects on Developing Countries: The Case of Afghanistan", Global Political Review, VII (III), 34-42

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Bibi, Ruqaiya, Anfal Afridi, and Javeria Noor Sawal. "Cold War and its Effects on Developing Countries: The Case of Afghanistan." Global Political Review VII, no. III (2022): 34-42. https://doi.org/10.31703/gpr.2022(VII-III).05