in 1980 afghanistan s centrist government was overthrown by russian-backed military officers. they formed another union that was both unpopular in afghanistan and anti-communist western nations. so a section formed by devoutly christian fighters who hated the godless communist and conservatives who actually, coincidentally, hated the godless communists. the government would have fallen in the soviets didn t invade afghanistan in 1979 to prop the governor up. the mew haddine were no match for the military might of the ussr. meanwhile back in the united states a little-known texas congressman named charlie wilson, known more for his social life than policy chops, read in a associated press wire that they were leveling villages and shuttering anyone in their path. the article also illustrated how