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1970s–90s CIA program to fund Afghan militants
Operation Cyclone was the code name for the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) program to arm and finance the Afghan mujahideen in Afghanistan
Operation_Cyclone
Book by George Crile III
depicts the Texas Congressman’s role in facilitating the CIA-led Operation Cyclone, a covert mission within Afghanistan. Wilson solicited the aid of
Charlie_Wilson's_War_(book)
North Indian Ocean cyclonic storm in 2025
Cyclonic Storm Ditwah was a weak but catastrophic tropical cyclone that brought heavy rain to Sri Lanka and Southern India in late November and early December
Cyclone_Ditwah
North Indian Ocean cyclone
cyclone was a catastrophic tropical cyclone, being one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in recorded history, and one of the most powerful cyclones in
1991_Bangladesh_cyclone
Foreign intelligence agency of Pakistan
and the Secret Intelligence Service of the United Kingdom to run Operation Cyclone, a program to train and fund the mujahideen in Afghanistan with support
Inter-Services_Intelligence
U.S. man-portable surface-to-air missile
gunship with a Stinger on 25 September 1986 near Jalalabad. As part of Operation Cyclone, the CIA eventually supplied nearly 500 Stingers (some sources claim
FIM-92_Stinger
State support for terrorist activities and/or organizations
alongside the US and Saudi Arabia to fund and arm the Mujahedeen under Operation Cyclone, which arguably contributed to the creation of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda
State-sponsored_terrorism
American intelligence officer (1938–2005)
he became acting Chief of the South Asia Operations Group, which included involvement in Operation Cyclone, the CIA program to arm and finance the Afghan
Gust_Avrakotos
1979–1989 armed conflict in South Asia
mujahideen's support came from Pakistan, the United States (as part of Operation Cyclone), the United Kingdom, China, Iran, and the Arab states of the Persian
Soviet–Afghan_War
Pakistani politician and drug lord
speculations that Afridi, following his close collaboration with the CIA for Operation Cyclone against the Soviet Union, was approached by the United States as a
Ayub_Afridi_(drug_lord)
Islamist resistance groups
Seven" alliance received heavy assistance from the United States (Operation Cyclone), Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, as well as other
Afghan_mujahideen
2007 American film
Charlie Wilson and CIA operative Gust Avrakotos, whose efforts led to Operation Cyclone, a program to organize and support the Afghan mujahideen during the
Charlie_Wilson's_War_(film)
Type of concealed or secretive government activity
(operational techniques)] Manhunt (military) MI5 Military intelligence Operation Cyclone Paul Manning, undercover police officer Secret identity SO10 Special
Covert_operation
Approach in diplomacy and politics
Ronald Reagan entered office and sought to increment the funding for Operation Cyclone and aid for Pakistan, the U.S. and Pakistan agreed on a US$3.2 billion
Realpolitik
1984–1989 organization fighting the Soviets in Afghanistan
ties to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency during Operation Cyclone (1979–1992), a CIA initiative to funnel money and arms for the Afghan
Maktab_al-Khidamat
Infantry regiment of the Pakistan Army
the United States, United Kingdom, Pakistan and Israel launched Operation Cyclone, in which they financed and armed the Afghan mujahideen to prevent
Northern Light Infantry Regiment
Northern_Light_Infantry_Regiment
American politician (1933–2010)
leading Congress into supporting Operation Cyclone, the largest-ever Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) covert operation, which during the Carter and Reagan
Charlie Wilson (Texas politician)
Charlie_Wilson_(Texas_politician)
fighting the Afghan pro-Soviet government and the Soviet Army in Operation Cyclone. Along with native Afghan mujahideen were Muslim volunteers from other
Allegations of CIA assistance to Osama bin Laden
Allegations_of_CIA_assistance_to_Osama_bin_Laden
American intelligence officer (1941–2022)
Gary Berntsen Cofer Black Operation Cyclone Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History Charlie Wilson's
Gary_Schroen
American political podcast
involvement in Afghanistan, touching on subjects which mainly focus on Operation Cyclone and its consequences. Season five released in September 2024 and covers
Blowback_(podcast)
British involvement in Soviet-Afghan War
British also played a vital role in support of the US government's Operation Cyclone, from which the latter provided far more in financial and material
United Kingdom in the Soviet–Afghan War
United_Kingdom_in_the_Soviet–Afghan_War
2005 Iraq War operation
LAR and Iraqi forces established a cordon around Ar-Rutbah to begin Operation Cyclone. Marine Force Recon and Iraqi special forces swept through the town
Operation_Sayeed
Near-continuous series of wars in Afghanistan
States, and Saudi Arabia in a joint covert effort that was dubbed Operation Cyclone. Although the Soviets withdrew from Afghanistan in 1989, the various
Afghan_conflict
Weather alerts in Hong Kong
Kong tropical cyclone warning signals are issued by the Hong Kong Observatory to warn of a potential threat or effects of a tropical cyclone in the greater
Hong Kong tropical cyclone warning signals
Hong_Kong_tropical_cyclone_warning_signals
FBI covert surveillance plan
Operation Monopoly was a secret plan by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to construct a tunnel underneath the Soviet Embassy in
Operation_Monopoly
Covert and paramilitary unit of the CIA
United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) responsible for covert operations. The clandestine specialized unit was named Special Activities Division
Special_Activities_Center
1954 U.S. law criminalizing membership in communist organizations and supporting them
Central American crisis New Order Afghan conflict Afghan mujahideen Operation Cyclone Revolutions of 1989 Repression and mass killings White Terror Russia
Communist_Control_Act_of_1954
Lynching of 3 police officers
division. On the night of 24 November 2004, in what was codenamed Operation Cyclone, more than 300 agents of the Federal Investigations Agency arrested
2004_Tláhuac_lynching
1960s US military operation patrolling Soviet territory
Operation Chrome Dome was a United States Air Force Cold War-era mission from 1961 to 1968 in which B-52 strategic bomber aircraft armed with thermonuclear
Operation_Chrome_Dome
Topics referred to by the same term
Cyclone, Indiana, an unincorporated community Cyclone, Kentucky, an unincorporated community Cyclone, Missouri, an unincorporated community Cyclone,
Cyclone_(disambiguation)
North Indian Ocean cyclone
The 1970 Bhola cyclone, also known as the Great Cyclone of 1970 or simply the Bhola Cyclone, was the deadliest tropical cyclone on record, as well as one
1970_Bhola_cyclone
US-backed repression campaign in South America
Operation Condor (Spanish: Operación Cóndor; Portuguese: Operação Condor) was a campaign of political repression by the right-wing dictatorships of the
Operation_Condor
North Indian Ocean cyclone
The 1999 Odisha cyclone (IMD designation BOB 06, JTWC designation 05B) was the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean and
1999_Odisha_cyclone
Covert mission
57°36′N 155°42′E / 57.6°N 155.7°E / 57.6; 155.7 Ivy Bells cable tap Operation Ivy Bells was a 1971 joint United States Navy, Central Intelligence Agency
Operation_Ivy_Bells
coincided with several notable operations by the United States (U.S.) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Operation Cyclone, began in 1979 during the Jimmy
CIA_activities_in_Afghanistan
Large scale rotating air mass
In meteorology, a cyclone (/ˈsaɪ.kloʊn/) is a large air mass that rotates around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure, counterclockwise in the
Cyclone
US Department of Defense codename
Operation Dropshot was an American contingency military operation plan created in 1949 for possible wars (nuclear and conventional) against the Soviet
Operation_Dropshot
Canadian multi-role naval helicopter
for shipboard operations and replaced the CH-124 Sea King, which was in Canadian Armed Forces operation from 1963 to 2018. The Cyclone entered operational
Sikorsky_CH-148_Cyclone
SCUD missile attacks in Pakistan
other areas in Pakistan for its covert support of the mujahideen in Operation Cyclone. In total, 17 missiles struck Pakistan, leading to more than 35 deaths
Afghan SCUD attacks in Pakistan
Afghan_SCUD_attacks_in_Pakistan
Any of several events in which widespread fear of communism or leftism develops
military analyst program Propaganda in the United States Psychological operations (United States) The Reagan Doctrine The Red Decade Red-tagging in the
Red_Scare
deployments of U.S. military forces overseas Timeline of United States military operations Military history of the United States United States Armed Forces List
List of wars involving the United States in the 20th century
List_of_wars_involving_the_United_States_in_the_20th_century
Ongoing oil shortage and economic crisis
Cubadebate. Canadian mining company Sherritt announced that it would pause operations at its mining facility in Moa. State media reported in June that the blockade
2026_Cuban_crisis
supplied by foreign sources, such as the Central Intelligence Agency’s Operation Cyclone, China, Egypt, Iran, Israel and the United Kingdom, and channeled
List of military equipment used by the mujahideen during the Soviet–Afghan War
List_of_military_equipment_used_by_the_mujahideen_during_the_Soviet–Afghan_War
Nickname for a clear variant of Coca-Cola from the 1940s
Dome Operation Cyclone Operation Dropshot Operation Giant Lance Operation Gold Operation Denver Operation Ivy Bells Operation Keelhaul Operation Lincoln
White_Coke
Major faction in the Russian Civil War
Bułak-Bałachowicz played a role as well. The most notable operation on this front, Operation White Sword, saw an unsuccessful advance towards the Russian
White_movement
US/UK intelligence-gathering operation
Operation Gold (also known as Operation Stopwatch by the British) was a joint operation conducted by the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and
Operation_Gold
1988 US–Soviet gray whale rescue in northern Alaska
Operation Breakthrough was a US-Soviet effort to free three gray whales from pack ice in the Beaufort Sea near Point Barrow in the U.S. state of Alaska
Operation_Breakthrough
Australian region cyclone in 1974
Severe Tropical Cyclone Tracy was a small but destructive tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, in the Northern Territory of Australia,
Cyclone_Tracy
US surveillance project from 1947 to 1949
Project Mogul (sometimes referred to as Operation Mogul) was a top secret project by the US Army Air Forces involving microphones flown on high-altitude
Project_Mogul
Geopolitical theory
function as a "two-edged weapon" leading to regional instability. Operation Cyclone نیشابوری, سرهنگ نصرالله توکلی; Tavakoli-Nishabouri, Nasrollah (21
Green_Belt_Theory
1956 quote by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev
Dome Operation Cyclone Operation Dropshot Operation Giant Lance Operation Gold Operation Denver Operation Ivy Bells Operation Keelhaul Operation Lincoln
We_will_bury_you
Dog given to John F. Kennedy by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev
Dome Operation Cyclone Operation Dropshot Operation Giant Lance Operation Gold Operation Denver Operation Ivy Bells Operation Keelhaul Operation Lincoln
Pushinka
1974 CIA project to recover the sunken Soviet submarine K-129
Azorian was one of the most complex, expensive, and covert intelligence operations of the Cold War at a cost of about US$800 million (equivalent to $3.9 billion
Project_Azorian
Anti-government unrest before the Soviet–Afghan War
uprising 1979 Hazara Uprising Chindawol uprising Bala Hissar uprising Operation Cyclone "Afghanistan Chronology of Events January 1995 – February 1997" (PDF)
1979_uprisings_in_Afghanistan
1945–1955 British MI6 program to infiltrate its agents into Poland and Baltic states
Unmenschlichkeit Luis Posada Carriles Omega 7 Operation Cyclone Orlando Bosch Hess, Sigurd (2001). "The Clandestine Operations of Hans Helmut Klose and the British
Operation_Jungle
1980s Soviet military intelligence program
Operation RYAN (or RYaN, and sometimes written as VRYAN, Russian: РЯН, IPA: [rʲæn]) was a Cold War military intelligence program run by the Soviet Union
Operation_RYAN
Roller coaster at Six Flags New England
Riverside Cyclone was expected to increase park attendance by more than 10% to 1 million annual visitors. During its first season of operation, Riverside
Wicked_Cyclone
1962 Soviet Cold War secret operation
Operation Anadyr (Russian: Анадырь) was the code name used by the Soviet Union for its Cold War secret operation in 1962 of deploying ballistic missiles
Operation_Anadyr
Blowback (intelligence) Foreign relations of Hamas History of Hamas Operation Cyclone, US aid to Afghan mujahideen. Popular Forces Attributed to multiple
Israeli_support_for_Hamas
Bilateral relations
and argued for the Green Belt Theory to prevent the spread (e.g. Operation Cyclone) using the plight of Muslims as an ideological attack. President Reagan
Turkey–United States relations
Turkey–United_States_relations
Type of armed conflict between two states or non-state actors
fund the Afghan mujahideen against the invading Soviet forces (see Operation Cyclone). This war cost hundreds of thousands of lives and billions of dollars
Proxy_war
USSR blockade of Berlin (1948–1949)
necessities each day. Among these was the work of the later concurrent Operation Little Vittles in which candy-dropping aircraft dubbed "raisin bombers"
Berlin_Blockade
Incident which nearly precipitated nuclear warfare
States was preparing a secret nuclear attack on the USSR and initiated Operation RYaN. Under this, agents abroad monitored service and technical personnel
1983 Soviet nuclear false alarm incident
1983_Soviet_nuclear_false_alarm_incident
Reactionary German paramilitants
Central American crisis New Order Afghan conflict Afghan mujahideen Operation Cyclone Revolutions of 1989 Repression and mass killings White Terror Russia
Freikorps
began covertly arming Afghan mujahideen in a program called Operation Cyclone. Operation Cyclone was greatly expanded under President Ronald Reagan as part
Foreign interventions by the United States
Foreign_interventions_by_the_United_States
Cold War-era safety precautions for spies
written them down, they were the precepts we all understood for conducting operations in the most difficult of operating environments: the Soviet capital. By
The_Moscow_rules
that Shalabi founded has been described as of pivotal importance in Operation Cyclone—America's covert program to send radical, foreign, militant, fundamentalist
Mustafa_Shalabi
1962 CIA intelligence mission
Project Coldfeet was a 1962 Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operation to extract intelligence from an abandoned Soviet Arctic drifting ice station.
Project_Coldfeet
American author
CIA's chief of station in Pakistan from 1986 to 1989, and as part of Operation Cyclone managed the Agency's provision of arms, intelligence and training
Milton_Bearden
American counterintelligence program during World War II and Cold War
border in East Berlin; the scheme was based on Operation Silver, a SIS operation in Vienna. Operation Gold was betrayed to the NKVD by SIS member George
Venona_project
Military parachutists functioning as part of an airborne operation
in WWII Operation Torch Operation Husky Operation Postern Operation Avalanche Operation Overlord Operation Cyclone Operation Dragoon Operation Market Garden
Paratrooper
Secret negotiations between US and Germany
Operation Sunrise (sometimes called the Berne incident) was a series of World War II secret negotiations from February to May 1945 between representatives
Operation Sunrise (World War II)
Operation_Sunrise_(World_War_II)
uprising occurred in Gwangju, South Korea. 3 July: the CIA begins Operation Cyclone - a program to arm and finance the Afghan mujahideen fighting the
Timeline_of_the_Cold_War
Wooden roller coaster in New York City
The Cyclone, also called the Coney Island Cyclone, is a wooden roller coaster at Luna Park in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City
Coney_Island_Cyclone
KGB disinformation campaign
Operation Denver (sometimes referred to as "Operation INFEKTION" from German: INFEKTION) was an active measure disinformation campaign run by the KGB
Operation_Denver
Pakistani covert action in Afghanistan
Afghanistan, with backing from Saudi Arabia and the United States' Operation Cyclone. Islamist militant mujahideen groups fighting the communist Afghan
Inter-Services Intelligence activities in Afghanistan
Inter-Services_Intelligence_activities_in_Afghanistan
Australian and South-West Indian cyclone in 2023
Tropical Cyclone Freddy, also known as Severe Tropical Cyclone Freddy, was an exceptionally long-lived, powerful, and deadly tropical cyclone that traversed
Cyclone_Freddy
U.S. intelligence and covert action agency
and analyzing intelligence from around the world and conducting covert operations. The agency is headquartered in the George Bush Center for Intelligence
Central_Intelligence_Agency
1945 WWII allied discussion of postwar reorganization
Pacific War against Japan, specifically for the planned invasion of Japan (Operation August Storm), as well as Soviet participation in the United Nations.
Yalta_Conference
Armed rebellion by prisoners of war in Pakistan
Mujahideen were trained by military instructors from the United States (Operation Cyclone) and Pakistan. The fortress was controlled by the Tajik-dominated
Badaber_uprising
1946–1947 forced repatriation of Soviet citizens
Operation Keelhaul was a 1946–1947 Allied program of forced repatriation of Soviet citizens who had actively served in or aided the German military and
Operation_Keelhaul
German paramilitary organization
Central American crisis New Order Afghan conflict Afghan mujahideen Operation Cyclone Revolutions of 1989 Repression and mass killings White Terror Russia
Iron_Front
Political repression by the Chinese Nationalists (1927–1930s)
Central American crisis New Order Afghan conflict Afghan mujahideen Operation Cyclone Revolutions of 1989 Repression and mass killings White Terror Russia
White_Terror_(China)
Microwave radiation incident
Dome Operation Cyclone Operation Dropshot Operation Giant Lance Operation Gold Operation Denver Operation Ivy Bells Operation Keelhaul Operation Lincoln
Moscow_Signal
Category 5 Australian region cyclone in 2026
Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle was a powerful, unusual and long-lived tropical cyclone that made multiple landfalls in Australia, specifically in the
Cyclone_Narelle_(2026)
American right-wing advocacy group
Central American crisis New Order Afghan conflict Afghan mujahideen Operation Cyclone Revolutions of 1989 Repression and mass killings White Terror Russia
John_Birch_Society
2015 South Pacific cyclone
Severe Tropical Cyclone Pam was the second most intense tropical cyclone of the South Pacific Ocean in terms of sustained winds and is regarded as one
Cyclone_Pam
Novelette by Charles Stross
transport drugs and arms to and from the Afghan mujahideen as part of Operation Cyclone. Stephen Jay Gould briefs the CIA on the evolutionary implications
A_Colder_War
Soviet strategic bomber aircraft, copy of B-29
Dome Operation Cyclone Operation Dropshot Operation Giant Lance Operation Gold Operation Denver Operation Ivy Bells Operation Keelhaul Operation Lincoln
Tupolev_Tu-4
WWII project to deliver short-range aircraft from the US to the USSR
Project Cedar (also known as Operation Cedar,[citation needed] short for "Civilian Emergency Defence Aid to Russia") was a World War II project to deliver
Operation_Cedar
Afghan politician and mujahideen leader (1920–2002)
of Quetta in neighboring Pakistan.Soon after, as the U.S launched "Operation Cyclone" against the Soviet Union with the alliance of Pakistan and Kingdom
Mohammad_Nabi_Mohammadi
Rapidly rotating storm system
A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure area, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral
Tropical_cyclone
Afghan mujahideen on the other. This view led to a CIA program called Operation Cyclone, which channeled funds through Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence
History_of_al-Qaeda
1979 book by Victoria Fyodorova
Dome Operation Cyclone Operation Dropshot Operation Giant Lance Operation Gold Operation Denver Operation Ivy Bells Operation Keelhaul Operation Lincoln
The_Admiral's_Daughter
1988 ammunition depot explosion in Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, Pakistan
Intelligence (ISI) for delivery to the mujahideen commanders as part of Operation Cyclone. There was an eight to ten minute delay between the start of the fire
Ojhri_Camp_disaster
Soviet military simulation exercise
Remembrance in the coming year. The files released included documents about "Operation Danube", the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia in response to
Seven_Days_to_the_River_Rhine
FBI investigation concerning Russian espionage
Dome Operation Cyclone Operation Dropshot Operation Giant Lance Operation Gold Operation Denver Operation Ivy Bells Operation Keelhaul Operation Lincoln
Hollow_Nickel_Case
President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981
the 5th Mountain Brigade of the 2nd Army Division in counterinsurgency operations in the province. In early 1976 the mountain brigade was reinforced in
Jorge_Rafael_Videla
1960 act by Nikita Khrushchev in the UN
Dome Operation Cyclone Operation Dropshot Operation Giant Lance Operation Gold Operation Denver Operation Ivy Bells Operation Keelhaul Operation Lincoln
Shoe-banging_incident
President of South Korea from 1963 to 1979
Korean economy was that in 1969 there were 200,000 television sets in operation in South Korea, and by 1979 there were six million television sets operating
Park_Chung_Hee
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