At the height of the Soviet-Afghanistan war in the 1980’s, Pakistan was the covert conduit for Filipino Muslim militants passing to and from Afghanistan and back to the island of Mindanao, which has long been a stronghold of Muslim rebels. Their experience in guerrilla warfare produced leaders such as the brothers Abdurajak and Khadaffy Janjalani who founded the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group, which is now wrecking havoc in the Philippines.
八十年代苏联在阿富汗战争最猛烈的时候，巴基斯坦是菲律宾穆斯林武装份子来往于阿富汗和棉兰老岛的秘密渠道。棉兰老岛一直是穆斯林反叛者的据点。他们在游击战中德经历产生了像阿布巴卡尔兄弟那样的领导人。这对兄弟建立了阿布萨耶夫恐怖集团，这一集团现在在菲律宾造成巨大危害。