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Who supplied Afghanistan with missiles when the soviets invaded?
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In 1979 the soviets invaded?
Afghanistan
What are some ways of involvement that the US had in Afghanistan during the cold war?
We supplied some weapons to the Soviets enemies, such as Stinger anti-aircraft missiles.
Did the US invaded Afghanistan in 1979?
No. The Soviet Union, or USSR, invaded Afghanistan in 1979. The US covertly supported the Mujahadeen in Afghanistan who were fighting against the Soviets. After ten years of fighting the Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan.
When did The Soviet Union invade Afghanistan?
they invaded because they wanted to take over Poland
By the end of the 1970's military conflicts had divided the Middle East and the Soviets had invaded what country?
The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979.
What was one of the major goals of the Soviet Union when it invaded Afghanistan?
to promote communist ideals and values.
What was the role of superpowers In Afghanistan war?
During the cold war...to covertly support their combatant. Another words, when the Soviets were there in the 70s/80s the US secretly supplied their enemy (insurgent Afghans) with shoulder fired anti-aircraft missiles. Since the 1990s there is almost no such thing as "superpowers" plural.
Why did us congress refuse to ratify salt ii?
Russian combat troops were found in Cuba. The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan.
Why is Afghanistan an ledc?
Afghanistan is an Ldec country due to a number of reasons. Afghanistan has been in a constant state of war since the early 1980's when Soviets invaded. Moreover, sectarian differences and interests of foreign powers have restricted growth of Afghanistan.
Which one is it better that isaf and NATO are in Afghanistan or leave Afghanistan?
They should leave Afghanistan It's better if Afghanistan takes care of itself It was only when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan when all the trouble started Afghanistan was better before it happened So NATO, isaf and whatever should leave Afghanistan and let Afghanistan become a great nation as it once had been They should leave Afghanistan It's better if Afghanistan takes care of itself It was only when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan when all the trouble started Afghanistan was better before it happened So NATO, isaf and whatever should leave Afghanistan and let Afghanistan become a great nation as it once had been leave Afghanistan
Why did Afghanistan fight the Soviet Union?
Because the Soviets with their expansionist policy invaded Afghanistan(Dec.27,1979) much like they had done to many other once-independent countries,to conquer,occupy and annex to their "union".
What were the soviets tying to install in Cuba?
Nuclear missiles.
