Operation Cyclone was the code name for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program to arm and finance the Afghan mujahideen in Afghanistan...
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The 1991 Bangladesh cyclone was among the deadliest tropical cyclones on record. Forming out of a large area of convection over the Bay of Bengal on April 24...
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depicts the Texas Congressman’s role in facilitating the CIA-led Operation Cyclone, a covert mission within Afghanistan. Wilson solicited the aid of...
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Military industry of Egypt (section Operation Cyclone)
supplying the Central Intelligence Agency with various weapons for Operation Cyclone during the Soviet–Afghan War. CIA Officer Gust Avrakotos set up a...
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KHAD-KGB campaign in Pakistan (category KGB operations)
intensified Operation Cyclone which eventually resulted in the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan. In 1989, Pakistan would commence “Operation Jalalabad”...
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Charlie Wilson and CIA operative Gust Avrakotos, whose efforts led to Operation Cyclone, a program to organize and support the Afghan mujahideen during the...
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Seven" alliance received heavy assistance from the United States (Operation Cyclone), the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, China, as well as other...
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Gust Avrakotos (section South Asia Operations Group)
he became acting Chief of the South Asia Operations Group, which included involvement in Operation Cyclone, the CIA program to arm and finance the Afghan...
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Inter-Services Intelligence (section Major operations)
and the Secret Intelligence Service of the United Kingdom to run Operation Cyclone, a program to train and fund the mujahideen in Afghanistan with support...
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Cyclone, Indiana, an unincorporated community Cyclone, Kentucky, an unincorporated community Cyclone, Missouri, an unincorporated community Cyclone,...
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In meteorology, a cyclone (/ˈsaɪ.kloʊn/) is a large air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure, counterclockwise in the...
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Tropical Cyclone Freddy, also known as Severe Tropical Cyclone Freddy, was an exceptionally long-lived, powerful, and deadly tropical cyclone that traversed...
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fighting the Afghan pro-Soviet government and the Soviet Army in Operation Cyclone. Along with native Afghan mujahideen were Muslim volunteers from other...
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Ronald Reagan resumed office and sought to increment the funding for Operation Cyclone and aid for Pakistan, the U.S. and Pakistan agreed on a 3.2 billion...
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leading Congress into supporting Operation Cyclone, the largest-ever Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) covert operation, which during the Carter and Reagan...
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United Kingdom in the Soviet–Afghan War (category 20th-century military operations)
British also played a vital role in support of the US government's Operation Cyclone, from which the latter provided far more in financial and material...
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gunship with a Stinger on 25 September 1986 near Jalalabad. As part of Operation Cyclone, the CIA eventually supplied nearly 500 Stingers (some sources claim...
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Special Activities Center (redirect from Special Operations Group (CIA))
operations. The unit was named Special Activities Division (SAD) prior to 2015. Within SAC there are two separate groups: SAC/SOG (Special Operations...
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the United States, United Kingdom, Pakistan and Israel launched Operation Cyclone, in which they financed and armed the Afghan mujahideen to prevent...
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The 1970 Bhola cyclone (also known as the Great Cyclone of 1970) was a devastating Tropical Cyclone that struck East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh)...
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war Operation Cyclone Badaber uprising Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes Operation Curtain Battle for Hill 3234 Battle of Jaji Siege of Khost Operation Magistral...
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Operation Valuable was a covert operation conducted during the Cold War by the United Kingdom and the United States in collaboration with other Western...
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A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral...
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(operational techniques)) Manhunt (military) MI5 Military intelligence Operation Cyclone Paul Manning, undercover police officer Secret identity SO10 Special...
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speculations that Afridi, following his close collaboration with the CIA for Operation Cyclone against the Soviet Union, was approached by the United States as a...
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of their support came from Pakistan, the United States (as part of Operation Cyclone), the United Kingdom, China, Iran, and the Arab states of the Persian...
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made by Yasser Arafat. Foreign relations of Hamas History of Hamas Operation Cyclone, US aid to Afghan mujahideen. Schneider, Tal (8 October 2023). "For...
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supplied by foreign sources, such as the Central Intelligence Agency’s Operation Cyclone, China, Egypt, Iran, Israel and the United Kingdom, and channeled...
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Argentine coup d'état 1979 Salvadoran coup d'état 1979–1992 Afghanistan, Operation Cyclone 1975–1992 Angola, UNITA 1981–1990 Nicaragua, Contras 1982 Chad 1983...
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involvement in Afghanistan, touching on subjects which mainly focus on Operation Cyclone and its consequences. A fifth season, covering Cambodia, the Khmer...
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