Topic: Soviet Occupation

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Heckler's Veto
Episode 1057 2:42:24 - 2:45:24

1057: Heckler's Veto

Afghanistan History, Socialist Modernization and Propaganda

The historical narrative of the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan is challenged, with claims that the "modernized" Afghanistan of the 1970s seen in photos was socialist propaganda. The U.S. involvement in training the Mujahideen is described as a response to the "domino theory" rather than a defense of a democratic state.