KABUL against the Soviet Union, a statement from the Presidential Palace said on Thursday.
During a cabinet meeting Wednesday, President Trump described the Soviet Union occupation of Afghanistan “as a fight against terrorism”, breaking with decades of Republican anti-communist beliefs.
“The reason Russia was in Afghanistan was because terrorists were going into Russia,” he said. “They were right to be there. The problem is, it was a tough fight.”
The Presidential Palace described the battle against the Soviets as a “national uprising for . . .









