Soviet–Afghan War
The Soviet–Afghan War lasted over nine years from December 1979 to February 1989. Insurgent groups ("the Mujahideen") fought against the Soviet Army and allied Afghan forces. Between 850,000–2 million civilians were killed and millions of Afghans fled the country as refugees, mostly to Pakistan and Iran. The war is considered part of the Cold War.
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Soviet–Afghan War
The Soviet–Afghan War lasted over nine years from December 1979 to February 1989. Insurgent groups ("the Mujahideen") fought against the Soviet Army and allied Afghan forces. Between 850,000–2 million civilians were killed and millions of Afghans fled the country as refugees, mostly to Pakistan and Iran. The war is considered part of the Cold War.
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De Afghaanse Oorlog (Russisch: ...... fghaanse Burgeroorlog uitbrak.
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Die sowjetische Intervention i ...... irgisistan) verhindert werden.
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Guerra do Afeganistão de 1979– ...... so da União Soviética em 1991.
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La Guerra de Afganistán (1978- ...... te como el Vietnam de la URSS.
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La guerra in Afghanistan del 1 ...... ella RDA nell'aprile del 1992.
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Radziecka interwencja w Afgani ...... iej formy „wojen zastępczych”.
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The Soviet–Afghan War lasted o ...... the fall of the Soviet Union.
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Une phase de la guerre d'Afgha ...... es crises de la guerre froide.
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Афганская война (1979—1989) — ...... ринята 108 голосами против 14.
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الحرب السوفيتية في أفغانستان ( ...... ن أفغانستان في 15 فبراير 1989.
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causalties
(including 333
* 11,369 cargo and fuel tanker trucks
* 14,453 killed (total)
* 18,000 killed
* 264 missing
* 53,753 wounded
combatant
**Maktab al-Khadamat
**Shura-e Nazar
*Afghan Hezbollah
*Gulbuddin faction
*Harakat i-Islami
commander
date
1979-12-24
is part of military conflict
place of military conflict
result
* Continuation of theAfghan Civil War
* Soviet failure to quell the AfghanMujahideeninsurgency
*Geneva Accord (1988)
*WithdrawalofSoviet forcesfrom Afghanistan
strength
* 115,000 at peak
200,000–250,000
Afghan forces:
Mujahideen:
Soviet forces:
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Mujahideen fighters in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan in 1987
casualties
* 300+ killed
* 1
* 75,000–90,000 killed
* 75,000+ wounded
* 850,000–2,000,000 killed
* 5 million
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De Afghaanse Oorlog (Russisch: ...... fghaanse Burgeroorlog uitbrak.
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Die sowjetische Intervention i ...... irgisistan) verhindert werden.
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Guerra do Afeganistão de 1979– ...... e outros. Os grupos xiitas re
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La Guerra de Afganistán (1978- ...... como parte de la Guerra Fría.
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La guerra in Afghanistan del 1 ...... ù ampia guerra civile afghana.
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Radziecka interwencja w Afgani ...... iej formy „wojen zastępczych”.
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The Soviet–Afghan War lasted o ...... nsidered part of the Cold War.
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Une phase de la guerre d'Afgha ...... es crises de la guerre froide.
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Афганская война (1979—1989) — ...... амского мира с другой стороны.
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الحرب السوفيتية في أفغانستان ( ...... ن أفغانستان في 15 فبراير 1989.
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Afghaanse Oorlog (1979-1989)
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Guerra de Afganistán (1978-1992)
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Guerra do Afeganistão (1979–1989)
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Guerra in Afghanistan (1979-1989)
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Guerre d'Afghanistan (1979-1989)
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Radziecka interwencja w Afganistanie
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Soviet–Afghan War
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Sowjetische Intervention in Afghanistan
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Афганская война (1979—1989)
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الحرب السوفيتية في أفغانستان
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Soviet–Afghan War
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