Question

Why were the mujahideen fighting in Afghanistan in the 1980s?

A.Because U.S. oil companies had taken over the country and took away all the profits
B.Because the Iran/Iraq war spread into Afghanistan, as Khomeini and Hussein supported different Afghani groups.
C.Because the Soviet Union had troops supporting a Communist government that went against local traditions
D.No answer is correct.

Answer 1

The correct answer is
C.Because the Soviet Union had troops supporting a Communist government that went against local traditions

The soviets sent troops to help a local government of socialists and communists to rule the country. The Mujahadeen were religious and wanted to stop this so they took help from the United States who didn't want more countries to become communist satellite states for the Soviet Union.