Where Al-Qaeda Began: 48 Photos From The Soviet-Afghan War
The Soviet-Afghan War sparked the collapse of the Soviet Union, the rise of The Taliban and Al Qaeda, and a new era of war and terror. Like this gallery?Share it : The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan changed the man . This nine - twelvemonth power battle in a small-scale , landlocked country at long last led to some of the most profound moment in innovative story . This one engagement sparked the crash of the Soviet Union , the procession of Osama bin Laden , the age of jihadist terrorism , and the birth of the Taliban and Al Qaeda ....