The Soviet war in Afghanistan

TheSoviet war in Asian nation lasted 9 years from Gregorian calendar month 1979 to Gregorian calendar month 1989. a part of the conflict, it absolutely was fought between Soviet-led Afghan forces against multi-national insurgent teams referred to as the mujahideens. The insurgents received training in neighboring Asian country, China, and billions of bucks from the u.  s., uk, Saudi Arabia, and alternative countries.the last decade long war resulted in immeasurable Afghans fleeing their country, largely to Asian country and Asian country. many thousands of Afghan civilians were killed additionally to the participants within the war.

The initial Soviet readying of the fortieth Army in Asian nation began on Gregorian calendar month twenty four, 1979 beneath Soviet leader Brezhnev. the ultimate troop withdrawal started on might fifteen, 1988, and complete on Gregorian calendar month fifteen, 1989 beneath the last Soviet leader, solon. owing to the endless nature of the war, the conflict in Asian nation has typically been remarked because the "Soviet Union's Vietnam War" or "the Bear Trap.

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Sovietwar in Afghanistan

Part of the conflict in Afghanistan and the Cold War

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Mujahideen fighters in Kunar Province of Afghanistan in 1987

Date     December 24, 1979 – February 15, 1989

(9 years, 1 month, 3 weeks and 1 day)

Location            Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

Result   Geneva Accords of 1988

    Withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan

    Afghan Civil War continues[1]

Belligerents

Soviet Union Soviet Union

Afghanistan D.R. Afghanistan      Mujahideen Supported by

 Pakistan

    ISI

 United States

    CIA

 United Kingdom

    Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom.svg MI6

 China

    People's Liberation Army

 Saudi Arabia

Commandersand leaders

Soviet Union Leonid Brezhnev

Soviet Union Yuri Andropov

Soviet Union Konstantin Chernenko

Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev

Soviet Union Dmitriy Ustinov

Soviet Union Sergei Sokolov

Soviet Union Dmitriy Yazov

Soviet Union Valentin Varennikov

Soviet Union Igor Rodionov

Soviet Union Boris Gromov

Afghanistan Babrak Karmal

Afghanistan Mohammad Najibullah

Afghanistan Abdul Rashid Dostum

Afghanistan Abdul Qadir Dagarwal

Afghanistan Shahnawaz Tanai

Afghanistan Mohammed Rafie     Ahmad Shah Massoud

Abdul Haq

Abdullah Azzam

Ismail Khan

Gulbuddin Hekmatyar

Jalaluddin Haqqani

Mullah Naqib

Abdul Rahim Wardak

Fazal Haq Mujahid

Burhanuddin Rabbani

Osama bin Laden

Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg General Zia-ul-Haq †

Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg Akhtar Abdur Rahman †

Strength

Soviet Forces:

    115,000

Afghan Forces:

    55,000

            Mujahideen: 200,000–250,000