Soviet–Afghan War
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| - | '''''Charlie Wilson's War''''' is a 2007 American [[biographical film|biographical]]-[[drama film]], recounting the true story of [[U.S. Congressman]] [[Charlie Wilson (Texas politician)|Charlie Wilson]] who partnered with [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] operative [[Gust Avrakotos]] to launch [[Operation Cyclone]], a program to organize and support the Afghan [[mujahideen]] during the [[Soviet war in Afghanistan]]. | + | ==See also== |
| - | + | * [[Soviet occupation zone]] | |
| - | The film was directed by [[Mike Nichols]] and written by [[Aaron Sorkin]], who adapted [[George Crile III]]'s 2003 book ''Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History''. [[Tom Hanks]], [[Julia Roberts]], and [[Philip Seymour Hoffman]] starred, with [[Amy Adams]], [[Ned Beatty]], and [[Emily Blunt]] in supporting roles. It was nominated for five [[Golden Globe Awards]], including "Best Motion Picture", but did not win in any category. Hoffman was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]. | + | * [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union]] |
| + | * [[Military of Afghanistan]] | ||
| + | * [[Shuravi]] | ||
| + | * [[Spetsnaz|Spetsnaz (Russian Special Purpose Regiments)]] | ||
| + | * [[Post–World War II air-to-air combat losses]] | ||
| + | * [[CIA – Osama bin Laden controversy]] | ||
| + | * [[Terrorism and the Soviet Union]] | ||
| + | * [[Indo-Pakistani war of 1971|Soviet involvement in Indo-Pakistan war of 1971]] | ||
| + | ** Political philosophies and doctrines | ||
| + | *** [[Interventionism (politics)|Interventionism]] | ||
| + | *** [[Brezhnev Doctrine]] | ||
| + | *** [[Carter Doctrine]] | ||
| + | *** [[Zia-ul-Haq's Islamization|Zia Doctrine]] | ||
| + | *** [[Reagan Doctrine]] | ||
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- Soviet occupation zone
- Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- Military of Afghanistan
- Shuravi
- Spetsnaz (Russian Special Purpose Regiments)
- Post–World War II air-to-air combat losses
- CIA – Osama bin Laden controversy
- Terrorism and the Soviet Union
- Soviet involvement in Indo-Pakistan war of 1971
- Political philosophies and doctrines
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