The image became a symbol of Afghanistan's suffering during the 1980s Soviet occupation and U.S.-backed mujahadeen insurgency against it.
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But, after the invasion of the Russians, and during this war…and then during the mujahadeen war..and then the civil war…education was completely demolished.
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With the help of Saudi funding, the Reagan administration helped train and arm mujahadeen resistance fighters from many different Arab countries to defeat the Soviets.