mujahedin
Americanplural noun
Example Sentences
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He gave a shout-out to the lone representative of the eldest generation, a graybeard who had joined the U.S.-backed mujahedin to fight the Soviets in Afghanistan in the 1980s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2018
LIFG’s leader, Abdelhakim Belhaj, had been among those veterans, fighting against the Soviet-backed government in Afghanistan in the 1980’s alongside local mujahedin armed and trained by the CIA.
From Salon ● May 27, 2017
Only a year after his triumphant return from space, the Russians had withdrawn from Afghanistan, he had been appointed deputy civil aviation minister and the mujahedin were closing in on Kabul.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2014
Soviet troops took control of most cities, but the mujahedin controlled the countryside.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
A civil war between mujahedin factions erupted following the 1992 fall of the Communist regime.
From The 2006 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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