financial support… cash to arm, train, and move my forces” (Stahl 2008). The Mujadideen were entirely independent of the government, fighting under the command of tribal leaders who also headed Islamic political parties, both radical and moderate. According to Geraint Hughes, “estimates of Mujahideen strength vary between 90,000 and 500,000 – a fluctuation explained by the seasonal natural of resistance in certain regions” (2008). The Mujahideen were not seeking to expand their ideologies beyond…
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