The West.
Basically America, but Europe, Japan, etc- essentially the modern world. Also known as the evil capitalism system which America for some odd evil reason [perhaps part of Satan's plan] wants to maintain and/or grow so as to horribly dominate world.
Also known as the Jewish controlled world.

Not Communism.

It's something the Islamofascists want to destroy.

Oh, I suppose some might mistakenly call Hollywood the West, but they would never ever own the term.

The place where liberals/lefties can run around free making complete utter fools of themselves without being murdered or imprisoned/enslaved. And on Earth, it's their only known natural habitat.

That West.

As for your question/point:

"How was the USSR making Afganistan a puppet about defeating the West? I don't think they were ever so stupid as to embark on something so drastic and damaging without having a namable interest to gain."

So, I suppose you think that only America could be so stupid?
Well, I suppose USSR did lack the thousands of colleges, lacked a free press, and numerous other factors which could create a huge amount of stupidity.
But despite this, it seems to me that USSR could possible make some tiny and inconsequential mistakes and even large mistakes could be a remote possibility without all this assistance that America has.