![Aren R. LeBrun on Twitter: "Many pundits believe the Soviets invaded Afghanistan first. In reality, Operation Cyclone predated the invasion by six months. The general goal, confirmed years later by Carter's National Aren R. LeBrun on Twitter: "Many pundits believe the Soviets invaded Afghanistan first. In reality, Operation Cyclone predated the invasion by six months. The general goal, confirmed years later by Carter's National](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E8632tbXoAQArbN.jpg:large)
Aren R. LeBrun on Twitter: "Many pundits believe the Soviets invaded Afghanistan first. In reality, Operation Cyclone predated the invasion by six months. The general goal, confirmed years later by Carter's National
![Operation Cyclone - Central Intelligence Agency's program to arm & finance the Afghan Mujahideen - YouTube Operation Cyclone - Central Intelligence Agency's program to arm & finance the Afghan Mujahideen - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7nNJo4j2oME/mqdefault.jpg)
Operation Cyclone - Central Intelligence Agency's program to arm & finance the Afghan Mujahideen - YouTube
Primo Radical on Twitter: "Never forget that the CIA's Operation Cyclone (which cost several billion dollars) is what created al Qaeda. https://t.co/X9GQRXBar0" / Twitter
![Operation Cyclone comes full circle – Western media ignores the CIA's role in the rise of the… | by Gavin O'Reilly | Medium Operation Cyclone comes full circle – Western media ignores the CIA's role in the rise of the… | by Gavin O'Reilly | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/max/750/1*Bs0A2GejApGx82k3ARJd5g.jpeg)