Originally Posted by
caervek
Wrong on all counts, but I suppose that's good as it means you've been arguing because you don't understand the history rather than you just want to argue silly points.
Not only was the government of Afghanistan that the US overthrew legitimacy elected via democratic elections, but it was a coalition government as the Soviet backed party didn't have a majority so relied on other parties for power sharing, and in addition they even opted to hold seats vacant in the House of Representatives and the Senate for the US backed rebels in the hope they would stand down their campaign and join in the governing of Afghanistan.