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===Anti-Soviet jihad===

===Anti-Soviet jihad===

{{See also|Soviet-Afghan War}}

{{See also|Soviet-Afghan War}}

[[File:Brzezinski Taliban.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Zbigniew Brzezinski meets with the Mujahideen Taliban, 1079.<ref>https://youtu.be/kYvO3qAlyTg</ref>]]

[[File:Brzezinski Taliban.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Zbigniew Brzezinski meets with the Mujahideen Taliban, 1979.<ref>https://youtu.be/kYvO3qAlyTg</ref>]]

Opposition to the Marxist government emerged almost immediately. During its first 18 months of rule, the PDPA brutally imposed a Marxist-style "reform" program, which ran counter to deeply rooted Afghan traditions. Decrees forcing changes in marriage customs and pushing through an ill-conceived land reform were particularly misunderstood by virtually all Afghans. In addition, thousands of members of the traditional elite, the religious establishment, and the intelligentsia were imprisoned, tortured, or murdered. Conflicts within the PDPA also surfaced early and resulted in exiles, purges, imprisonments, and executions.  

Opposition to the Marxist government emerged almost immediately. During its first 18 months of rule, the PDPA brutally imposed a Marxist-style "reform" program, which ran counter to deeply rooted Afghan traditions. Decrees forcing changes in marriage customs and pushing through an ill-conceived land reform were particularly misunderstood by virtually all Afghans. In addition, thousands of members of the traditional elite, the religious establishment, and the intelligentsia were imprisoned, tortured, or murdered. Conflicts within the PDPA also surfaced early and resulted in exiles, purges, imprisonments, and executions.