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Trump under fire for defending Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

KABUL in 1979, saying the move was aimed at preventing terrorists from entering the former superpower. In televised comments after a cabinet meeting, Donald Trump asserted the Soviets invaded Afghanistan to battle terrorists -- a position that the United States has…