President Jimmy Carter signed a finding authorizing covert support to opponents of the PDPA government, months before Soviet forces entered Afghanistan. The initial program was limited and non-lethal; later U.S. documents describe its expansion.
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When did the U.S. authorize covert aid to Afghan opposition groups?
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Declassified U.S. documents date an initial covert authorization to 3 July 1979.
Soviet forces entered Afghanistan before the U.S. authorized any covert aid to Afghan opposition groups.
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The U.S. authorized initial covert support on 3 July 1979; Soviet forces entered in December.