Insurgent groups known collectively as the mujahideen , as well as smaller Maoist groups , fought Hostile_encounter a guerrilla war against the Soviet Army and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan government , mostly in the rural countryside .

The Naxalite–Maoist insurgency is an ongoing conflict Hostile_encounter between Maoist groups known as Naxalites or Naxals , and the Indian government supported Supporting by right-wing paramilitaries .