Pakistan played a central role in destroying soviets. Pakistan was at risk due to soviet expansion.Also, Pakistan had enmity towards USSR due to its support towards India in the 1971 war in which Pakistan was divided into two countries. Those who are saying Pakistan had no role should check out the operational history of f16s. Pakistan used them to destroy 6 soviet aircraft.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/pakistan’s-f-16s-battled-soviet-jets—and-shot-down-future-vice-president-russia-47717
Also, Pakistan's ssg comandos and ISI carried out a gorilla war to stop soviet invation. Pakistan did harbor afghan militants or maybe freedom-fighters but it did what was necassary for its survival and to teach soviets a lesson.
- Pakistan provided sanctuary for the mujahideen fighters.
- Pakistan trained around 100,000 Afghans to fight the Soviet Union.
- Pakistan provided intelligence to the mujahideen fighters.
- Pakistan provided weapons the mujahideen fighters
- Weapons from the USA and Gulf states were funneled through Pakistan.
- According to some Afghan sources EVERY Mujahideen unit had at the very least 1 Pakistani instructor.
- Pakistani commandos (SSG) participated in many battles especially against the Spetznaz who were highly trained and would have caused a lot of casualties had they fought the Afghan mujahideen.
- Regular Pakistani soldiers fought in mujahideen ranks.
- Many civilian men from all across Pakistan fought alongside the mujahideen as they saw it as a holy war against the atheist communists who were invading a neighboring Muslim country with the intention of possibly invading Pakistan at a later time.
- It is reported that the Pakistani Air Force shot down around 6–8 Russian fighter jets whilst losing 0 in the process
It is safe to say that without Pakistans huge contributions to the Afghan-Soviet war the outcome could have been quite a lot different, Germany recognized Pakistans role in the defeat of the Soviet Union and sent Pakistan the 1st brick of the Berlin war and other gifts as a thank you. The Afghan Taliban till this day is loyal to Pakistan as it recognizes the help that Pakistan gave to them in their war against the Soviet Union.
if anybody don't know Spetsnaz then should know how SSG fight these beasts because
Spetsnaz training would be illegal in the US or other Western nations.
They are constantly out fighting and are practically invincible to any kind of punishment. Not to mention the fact that they have some of the best weapons on earth, like the AK-74m.
Survive the most brutal training, some of the training that they have to go through is not even allowed in the US. And it is SPETSNAZ not spetnazc
Spetsnaz are the most trained soliders in the world. They are almost impossible to crack in interrogation and are taught not ignore pain but to enjoy it.
Spetsnaz troops get locked in a room filled waist high with animal organs and blood which is why they have nerves of steel.