Afghan mujahideen

Target entity: Afghan mujahideen
Context triple: [Soviet–Afghan War, opponent, Afghan mujahideen]

• A. Taliban
  The Taliban is an Islamist militant and political movement originating in Afghanistan, known for its strict interpretation of Sharia law and its long-running insurgency against Afghan governments and international forces.
• B. Fedayeen
  Fedayeen is a term used in the Middle East to describe guerrilla fighters or commandos who undertake high-risk or self-sacrificial missions, often for nationalist or ideological causes.
• C. Northern Alliance
  The Northern Alliance was a coalition of Afghan anti-Taliban factions that played a key role alongside U.S.-led forces in overthrowing the Taliban regime after 2001.
• D. Afghan National Army
  The Afghan National Army was the primary land warfare branch of Afghanistan’s armed forces, responsible for defending the country and fighting insurgent groups until its collapse in 2021.
• E. Ansar Dine
  Ansar Dine is a Mali-based Islamist militant group linked to al-Qaeda that has sought to impose strict Sharia law and played a major role in the 2012 insurgency in northern Mali.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Afghan mujahideen
Target entity description: The Afghan mujahideen were a loose coalition of Islamist and tribal guerrilla fighters who waged a U.S.- and Pakistan-backed insurgency against the Soviet-backed Afghan government in the 1980s.

• A. Taliban
  The Taliban is an Islamist militant and political movement originating in Afghanistan, known for its strict interpretation of Sharia law and its long-running insurgency against Afghan governments and international forces.
• B. Fedayeen
  Fedayeen is a term used in the Middle East to describe guerrilla fighters or commandos who undertake high-risk or self-sacrificial missions, often for nationalist or ideological causes.
• C. Northern Alliance
  The Northern Alliance was a coalition of Afghan anti-Taliban factions that played a key role alongside U.S.-led forces in overthrowing the Taliban regime after 2001.
• D. Afghan National Army
  The Afghan National Army was the primary land warfare branch of Afghanistan’s armed forces, responsible for defending the country and fighting insurgent groups until its collapse in 2021.
• E. Ansar Dine
  Ansar Dine is a Mali-based Islamist militant group linked to al-Qaeda that has sought to impose strict Sharia law and played a major role in the 2012 insurgency in northern Mali.
• F. None of above. chosen