And both linked, apparently!
When the Iranian Islamic revolution happened, the USA lost a lot of good intel concerning the Russians, due to their spy bases and listening stations in Iran now becoming obsolete as they were kicked out of the country. So, Russia thought that Afghanistan was next on the map for some US outposts and decided to invade it first to cut off that threat to national security. The US funds Bin Laden, leaves to boil, then leaves it to simmer and...
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