Question

All of these factors are forces that threaten the current democratic government of Afghanistan except _____.

the presence of al-Qaida

local powerbrokers

Taliban sympathizers

invasion by the Soviet Union

Answer 1

Invasion of the Soviet Union... seeing how the U.S.S.R. is gone, and has been for years...

Answer 2

Option: Invasion by the Soviet Union.

Step-by-step explanation:

The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979. Afghan government need for help from soviet to fight against the mujaheddin rebels was the reason for their invasion. The Soviet occupancy in Afghanistan ended in 1989. Eventually, the Soviet Union ended in on 26 December 1991 and replaced by Russian Federation.