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The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a nine-year war between the Soviet forces and the anti-government Mujahideen insurgents that were fighting to depose Afghanistan's Marxist People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) government. The Soviet Union supported the government while the insurgents found support from a variety of sources including the United States and Pakistan.
The initial Soviet deployment of the 40th Army into Afghanistan took place on December 25, 1979, and the final troop withdrawal took place between May 15, 1988, and February 2, 1989. On February 15, 1989, the Soviet Union announced that all of its troops had departed the country.
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Finally got my Soviet-Afghan War essay uploaded. Phew...
ASlowCheetah (Alex Giles) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:00:41 -0000
Finally got my Soviet-Afghan War essay uploaded. Phew...
#64 Charles Ashbacher, 5 stars: The Soviet-Afghan War: How a Superpower Fought and Lost by Michael A. Gress... http://planetbook.org/21769
planet_book (Planet Book) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:04:58 -0000
#64 Charles Ashbacher, 5 stars: The Soviet-Afghan War: How a Superpower Fought and Lost by Michael A. Gress... http://planetbook.org/21769
there's a Cold War between me & dad, Korean War between mum & dad, Soviet-Afghan War between dad & my bro... ahh i miss the old days.
BdMd (Jirasin Jarupornchai) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:39:18 -0000
there's a Cold War between me & dad, Korean War between mum & dad, Soviet-Afghan War between dad & my bro... ahh i miss the old days.
?The price of a mistake is death.? A veteran reminiscences about the Soviet-Afghan war.|Thirty years ago the .. http://oohja.com/x3GuU
mtadude (mtadude) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:00:24 -0000
?The price of a mistake is death.? A veteran reminiscences about the Soviet-Afghan war.|Thirty years ago the .. http://oohja.com/x3GuU
The eternal question: Can the #US #Army learn anything new from the #Soviet-Afghan War? http://bit.ly/578Opx #Russia #Afghanistan #Kabul
mbk_center (Khodorkovsky Center) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:04:07 -0000
The eternal question: Can the #US #Army learn anything new from the #Soviet-Afghan War? http://bit.ly/578Opx #Russia #Afghanistan #Kabul
RT @Seraphim2150: I swear to God, if I ever have to write about the fucking soviet afghan war, I will go to Helmand and get everyone to ...
binarydragon (Paris Arrowsmith) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:42:21 -0000
RT @Seraphim2150: I swear to God, if I ever have to write about the fucking soviet afghan war, I will go to Helmand and get everyone to ...
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Afghan War 1979-1989 - Provides links for information related to the war, a discussion forum and guestbook.
Meta Description: [ This site contains materials related to the Afghan War 1979 -1989. ]
Afghanistan - Lessons from the Last War - Examines Soviet policymaking, military operations, and lessons learned from the last war.
Afghanistan 1973-1990 - U.S. policy during the last 17 turbulent years in the country's history.
Afghanistan: War Without End? - Discussion of the occupation, and the U.S. reaction to heightened tensions in the region.
Country in Conflict - Experts discuss the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and US backing for the resistance fighters. Transcript of News Hour with Jim Lehrer on November 17, 1983.
Final Retreat? - A discussion on the Soviet pull-out.
Soviet Air Power - Tactics and Weapons Used in Afghanistan - An essay by Lieutenant Colonel Denny R. Nelson with notes.
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Soviet Aircraft Losses in the 1979-1989 Afghan War - A list with pictures and maps.
Soviet War in Afghanistan - An essay with links of resources.
The Dreaded Devil's Spiral - Treaties and Events Leading to the 1979 Invasion - Mir Hekmatullah Sadat explains Afghan-Soviet relations from independence until the Soviet occupation with pictures and chronology.
The Soviet-Afghan War - General Staff's study of the war, includes online-text of introduction, editor preface and foreword.
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