Afghanistan in the Cold War is given as an example of a:
APrimary war
BProxy war
CPrompt war
DPrairie war
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Proxy war
1. The superpowers did not fight directly.
2. They backed local forces instead.
3. That is a proxy war.
_Source: OpenStax Introduction to Political Science, Chapter 14, International Relations._
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