Carter's Secret Afghan Aid

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How Carter’s covert aid to Afghan rebels redefined his foreign policy record

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Carter administration provided covert aid to Afghan rebels months before Soviet invasion in 1979 .

The move offers a window into one of the defining issues of Jimmy Carter's presidency.

Zbigniew Brzezinski said in 1998 that the aid program had the "effect of drawing the Russians into the Afghan trap" Critics say Carter administration aimed to lure the Soviets into a Vietnam -style quagmire.

Carter authorized the CIA to provide up to $695,000 in aid to the mujahideen in 1979 .

The aid program came against a backdrop of escalating Cold War tensions.

Carter 's tougher stance was driven by anti-Soviet sentiment in Congress , Brzezinski’s influence, author says.

Carter went on to lose the 1980 election to Ronald Reagan .

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