Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

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Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

Also Known As: Soviet War in Afghanistan, Soviet-Afghan War Remarks: Nine-year long invasion and occupation of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union

[edit] Timeline

• June 16, 1979 The Soviet Union sends a detachment of troops to Afghanistan to guard the government in Kabul and secure major airfields, marking the first Soviet troop deployments as part of the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan^[1].

• February 15, 1989 The Soviet Union completes the withdrawal of its troops from Afghanistan, bringing an end to the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan^[1].

[edit] Sources

• Wikipedia entry for Soviet War in Afghanistan

• Soviet Air Power: Tactics and Weapons Used in Afghanistan by Nelson, Denny R., Air and Space Power Journal, January-February 1985

• The Air War in Afghanistan  at GlobalSecurity.org

• The Soviet-Afghan War: A Superpower Mired in the Mountains

• Afghanistan (1979-1989): the Soviet campaign list of reference works related to the war

• The Soviet Quagmire by Gregory, Paul R., Hoover Digest, 2007 No. 2. examines previously secret Soviet documents that show how "the Kremlin persuaded itself to invade Afghanistan in 1979 against its own best advice"

[edit] References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} wikipedia:Soviet_war_in_Afghanistan