December 24, 1979
The US and Russia were fighting the Cold War by proxy . The US supported the Afghanistans in the hopes of destabilizing the Soviet Union .
Russia, or the Soviet Union, were in both world wars. They lost in the first world war on the eastern front but in world war two, they were the most influential country in the fight against Nazi germany. They were also involved in the cold war and the countries in their empire such as North Korea and Vietnam fought against America and the EU on several occasions.
84,000 US Soldiers are currently at war in Afghanistan
World War I happened at the same time worldwide. Afghanistan was not involved in that war, however.
1979-1989
Russia Attacked Afganistan or precisely mujahideen in Afghanistan in 1979 and war went on till 1989.
December 24, 1979
The US has been fighting in Afghanistan longer it was fighting in Vietnam. It is the longest war in US history.
The current war began in 2001.
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10 years, 1979 entered and the last russian out was in 1989
The US and Russia were fighting the Cold War by proxy . The US supported the Afghanistans in the hopes of destabilizing the Soviet Union .
Iran v Iraq war stopped. Russia started to leave Afghanistan
Africa, Afghanistan, mother Russia, Prussia, Potatoe, Antarctica, Norway, Alaska.
This one since 2001.
The Makarov pistol was invented in 1951 by Russia and Soviet Union. This pistol was used in both the Soviet war in Afghanistan and in the Vietnam war.