The Soviet army entered Afghanistan in Dec 25, 1979.
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This answer is incorrect, the Soviet army actually entered Afghanistan on the 24th of December 1979.
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This answer is also incorrect, the Soviet Army actually invaded Afghanistan on December 27th 1979.
The Taliban and the Russians were at war for ten years: from 1979 to 1989. During that time the Russians named Mohammed Najibullah as the new leader of Afghanistan. He remained control until 1992; three years after the Russians left the country. During the war, the Russians planted thousands of landmines all over the country. In 1988 the Soviet Army realized that the solution to their conflict had to be peaceful. During the Soviet withdrawal, their troops were attacked by Taliban fighters. Over 523 Russian soldiers were killed during their final withdrawal in February 1989.
27 December 1979 - 15 February 1989 (9 Years and 50 days)
If you mean the Soviet-Afghan war, it lasted 6 years. If you mean the one currently happening as you are reading this, it has been going on about 3-4 years...
Soviet war in Afghanistan happened on 1979-12-24.
Approximately 8 years.
At least 13 years.
In small soviet controlled cities outside of the mountains grasp.
The Soviet Army invaded AFghanistan in the 1980's and lost because they didn't get were caught in a quagmire.
The 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
1) The Taliban, a radical regime which quickly seized power in Afghanistan following the end of the Soviet-Afghan War, and 2) the Northern Alliance which was supported by the US and controlled the northern part of Afghanistan.
The war was between the former Soviet Union and Afghanistan, started when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979.
Yes, with the Soviet War, No with the US war.
Afghanistan
Soviet/Afghanistan War
the movement of Soviet troops to Afghanistan
In small soviet controlled cities outside of the mountains grasp.
The Soviet Army invaded AFghanistan in the 1980's and lost because they didn't get were caught in a quagmire.
The Soviet War in Afghanistan. See more information at the link provided below.
Not at all. Afghanistan didn't attack the US. The US went a long way around the world to attack Afghanistan without provocation.
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was the reason for the end of the Cold War.
The 1979 Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
The US