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The Soviet–Afghan War was a protracted armed conflict fought in the Soviet-controlled Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA) from 1979 to 1989. The war was a major conflict of the Cold War as it saw extensive fighting between the DRA, the Soviet Union and allied paramilitary groups against the Afghan mujahideen and their allied foreign fighters.
- Storm-333
The Tajbeg Palace assault, known by the military codename...
- Afghan Mujahideen
The Afghan mujahideen (Dari: مجاهدین افغان)(Pashto: افغان...
- Tajbeg Palace
Tajbeg Palace (Pashto: د تاج بېګ ماڼۍ; Persian: قصر تاج بيگ;...
- Mulavi Dawood
Afghanistan Mujahedin Freedom Fighters Front (Persian: جبهه...
- Soviet Aircraft Losses
Afghans stand around the canopy of a downed Soviet jet in...
- Siege of Khost
Ghost Wars The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and...
- Afghanistan–Russia relations
Russia's more active involvement in Afghanistan includes...
- Invasions of Afghanistan
Soviet invasions: 1929, 1930 and 1979. The Soviet Union...
- Storm-333
Russia's more active involvement in Afghanistan includes business investment proposals, diplomatic propaganda, cultural programs, financial and military support for the central government, power influence in the north and with the Taliban.
Soviet invasions: 1929, 1930 and 1979. The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1929 against the Saqqawists and again in 1930 to fight the Basmachi movement . The Soviet Union, along with other countries, was a direct supporter of the new Afghan government after the Saur Revolution in April 1978.
Mar 4, 2022 · On Christmas Eve 1979, the Soviet Union began an invasion of Afghanistan, its Central Asian neighbor to the south. First, it air-dropped elite troops into principal Afghan cities. Soon after,...
Aug 19, 2021 · Following upheaval after a 1978 Afghan coup, the Soviet military invades Afghanistan to prop up a pro-Soviet government. 1980. Babrak Karmal is installed as Afghanistan's Soviet-backed ruler....
- Hannah Bloch
May 27, 2024 · The Soviet Union intervened in support of the Afghan communist government in its conflict with anti-communist Muslim guerrillas during the Afghan War (1978–92) and remained in Afghanistan until mid-February 1989.
Aug 20, 2021 · Russia has not yet recognised the Taliban as Afghanistan's new government. The former Western-backed Afghan government accused Russia's presidential envoy of being an open supporter of the...
