The Soviet Union did not create the aftermath of its departure nor did they create who the U.S. teamed up with to help achieve it; in fact the U.S. did not really care much about what was going to happen after the Soviets left, we just wanted to create a “Vietnam” for them - as Carter’s Zbigniew Brzezinski said at the start.
The U.S. chose to partner with the Islamist Saudis and Pakistanis, funding the Mujahaddeen and Al Queda and spawning the creation of the Taliban. That we did all on our own.
Yes, as a matter of fact, the Soviet Union did invade and occupy Afghanistan. Carter had enabled the invasion, and started what Reagan finished, which was supplying weapons and ammo to the mujahadeen.
The mujahadeen resistance to the Soviet invasion began immediately. The Soviets installed one puppet, that puppet signed a yellow-dog mutual defense pact, then was murdered in the presidential palace by the Red Army thugs, replaced by yet another puppet. The dead puppet was suspected of consorting with Afghans.
Afghanistan became a Red Army graveyard, and the whole experience helped shatter the USSR, which fell apart from the exertion of keeping pace with the US and internal rot.
The pro-Russkie trolls around here either pretend Reagan had nothing to do with mujahadeen in Afghanistan, or blame him for it and I hope get the zot. It was the best option.
The USSR was our enemy; Putin and his Russian dictatorship is our enemy. So is the worldwide leader in jihad, Iran, Putin’s ally.