Al-Qaeda seeks to expand its operations

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In 1978 the PDPA seized power from Daoud in a military coup. After seizing power they began a series of limited reforms, such as declaring, more or less, a secular state, and that women were deserving of equal treatment of men. They sought to curtail the practice of purchasing brides, and tried to implement a land reform program. They quickly met with fierce opposition from many sections of the deeply religious population though. The PDPA’s response to this was very heavy-handed, aggravating the situation. Soon several rural areas rose in open armed rebellion against the new government.

http://afghangovernment.com/briefhistory.htm

I'm not going to search for American intervention in Afghanistan because it is pretty common knowledge. Just because something is bias doesn't mean that the facts don't check out.