The muslim rebels who fought against the soviet invasion of afghanistan in the 1980s were called

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Valeria Tucker

2 February, 17:47

The muslim rebels who fought against the soviet invasion of afghanistan in the 1980s were called

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Keyon Fletcher · Answer 1

The Afghan Muslim rebels who fought Soviet forces were called "mujahedeen".

Janiah Pope · Answer 2

Islamist guerrilla fighters known as mujahideen (from Arabic mujāhidūn, "those engaged in jihad") battled the communist government of Afghanistan and the Soviet force that invaded the country in 1979 to defend the government