 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Pashure pokupinda muAmerica, Carter akanga akatsunga kupindura zvakasimba pane zvaaifunga kuti kupandukira kune ngozi. Muhurukuro yakatepfenyurwa paterevhizheni, akazivisa zvirango paSoviet Union, akavimbisa rubatsiro rutsva kuPakistan, uye akazvipira kuUnited States kudziviriro yePersian Gulf. Chinangwa chemitemo yeUnited States kwenguva yehondo chakatsanangurwa naCarter mukutanga kwa1980: Carter akatanga chirongwa chekurwisa maMujahideen kuburikidza neISI yePakistan uye akachengetedza chivimbiso kubva kuSaudi Arabia kuti aenzanise mari yeUnited States nokuda kwechinangwa ichi. Tsigiro yeU.S. nokuda kwevaMujahideen yakakurumidza pasi pomutsivi waCarter, Ronald Reagan, pamutengo wokupedzisira wavateresi veU.S. weanenge mabhiriyoni 3 emadhora. MaSoviet akakundikana kudzvinyirira vapanduki uye akabva muAfghanistanmuna 1989, kuchikurumidzisa kuparara kweSoviet Union pachayo. 