USA has not kept a single policy towards the Islamic nations during and after the Cold War. It has been changed from time to time and nation to nation. During the Cold War, for instance, USA was a supporter of some Islamic movements that acted as an instrument in the fight against the Soviet Union and its supporter, whereas, in other countries America stood- against the same movements. In the 1980s, Washington openly backed the Afghan Mujahedin in their struggle against the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan. They originally received their training from the CIA during that period. Washington tried to arm the Islamic groups in the country. However, after the Cold War in late 1990 America strived to overthrow the Taliban regime, though its people mostly belonged to the Mujahedin.