U.S. President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" id="mw0A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a> signs the first directive for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cyclone" id="mw0Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Operation Cyclone">secret aid</a> to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul.