---
title: "How did the United States contribute to the rise of Muslim extremist leaders in Afghanistan in the late 20th century?"  
description: "How did the United States contribute to the rise of Muslim extremist leaders in Afghanistan in the late 20th century?"  
author: "colbee d'suja"  
published: 2018-04-04  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40851/how-did-the-united-states-contribute-to-the-rise-of-muslim-extremist-leaders-in-afghanistan-in-the-late-20th-century  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

---

# How did the United States contribute to the rise of Muslim extremist leaders in Afghanistan in the late 20th century? 

How did the [United States](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41822/what-was-the-costliest-battle-in-the-history-of-the-united-states-marines-corps) [contribute](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2332/japan-will-contribute-500-million-to-the-startup-rapidus-for-manufacturing-processors) to the rise of Muslim extremist leaders in [Afghanistan](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1657/nagpur-s-institute-of-science-s-website-aimed-by-malaysian-hackers-reconditioning-in-progress) in the late [20th century](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42882/how-did-american-immigration-policy-change-at-the-end-of-the-19th-century-into-the-20th-century)?


---

Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40851/how-did-the-united-states-contribute-to-the-rise-of-muslim-extremist-leaders-in-afghanistan-in-the-late-20th-century

Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.