Re: Everything is NOT Zia’s fault – here are 6 reasons why
^Yes, this, especially the highlighted portion.
Even the local population, barring a few people, didn’t view the the civil war as that. I’ve spoken to older family members and several other people who actually witnessed the events of that era first hand. From what I gather, support for the mujahideen stemmed from wanting to repel the Soviet Union (which although was initially invited, was at that pointed viewed as an invader), not out of misguided notions of a religious war. It was foreign powers, such as Pakistan under Zia, who were keen to label it a religious war.