trustmebro.to/r/…
✓ checked
trust me, bro:
here is the receipt.
the claim

The United States funded Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet war.

the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
Recorded sources
4 sources for · 0 against

Counts group repeated records of the same source within each side. They do not measure evidence strength or source independence.

Is it true that the United States funded Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet war?

Yes. Multiple reference and peer-reviewed sources state that the United States backed the Afghan mujahideen during the Soviet-Afghan War, including a covert CIA program (Operation Cyclone) supplying weapons.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 4 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

The private library was unavailable for some searches in this check. Missing library results are not evidence against the claim.

Evidence for · 4
Soviet–Afghan War
Get citation
Soviet–Afghan War. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet%E2%80%93Afghan_War

See more details
More for · 3
The United States and the Soviet-Afghan War, 1979–1989
2020
Get citation
Tobin, C. (2020). The United States and the Soviet-Afghan War, 1979–1989. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199329175.013.832

Sectarianism, Geopolitics, and the Legacy of Mujahideen: Pakistan's Role in the Soviet-Afghan War
2023
Get citation
Jalal, S. U. (2023). Sectarianism, Geopolitics, and the Legacy of Mujahideen: Pakistan's Role in the Soviet-Afghan War. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.55737/qjssh.369456438

The Afghan Communist–Mujahideen Civil War, 1979–1992
2025
Get citation
Anderson, N. (2025). The Afghan Communist–Mujahideen Civil War, 1979–1992. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197798645.003.0006

Receipt History
Anyone with this link can read the claim and its public receipt, including any personal information in that text. Open permanent receipt.
Check your own claim
Challenge the receipt
Requests are recorded for review. This does not start an automatic check or guarantee a response time.

Citation formatting by citeproc-js (Frank Bennett) and the Citation Style Language project. Source and licenses.

This receipt is an automated verdict against our published method · not an opinion about any author or publication.
Terms · Privacy · How verdicts work