@tsuribito
You dont exactly know what you are talking about,after their victory over the shah(zar),whatever the afgani communists had asked the Su to "help their afgani brothers",in fact there was a clash between the communist leaders against each other,they wanted the red army to help to defeat the opponents,so the red army was "wellcome",but when arrived,they putched the leader of sozialistic party(he wasnt soviet enought) and so they caused the chaos and the civil war.In first years of war in A the red army wasnt directly involved in fightings,but after the mudjaheddin beat more and more the red afgani troops,they join the "party"
So you cannot compare soviet compaign and Us 2001.
And now we can see that Gi had more success in few month,than soviets in years.
to the question:where are the mass destruction weapons?Wait a bit,when the war is over,they will find them,during the fighting,its impossible.
1)For 10 years the Soviets fought in Afghanistan and they lost.
It only took the Americans a few months.
2)Why? Because the Americans gave freedom back to the people of Afghanistan.
1)They were nor beated by Afganis,it was more like Vietnam,they didnt achiefe anything and went home.
2)Maybe,or because Americans have better army and weapons.