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Soviet-Afghan War (1978-1992)

Soviet-Afghan War (1978-1992). Rosalie Terry Justice Hower Jen Felegi Jeremy Vital. Erin Loy Keith Eshleman Ande Olson. Combatants and Allies. Afghan Guerillas (Mujahideen) US China Saudi-Arabia Soviet Union Afghan Government. Causes.

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Soviet-Afghan War (1978-1992)

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  1. Soviet-Afghan War(1978-1992) Rosalie Terry Justice Hower Jen Felegi Jeremy Vital Erin Loy Keith Eshleman Ande Olson

  2. Combatants and Allies • Afghan Guerillas (Mujahideen) • US • China • Saudi-Arabia • Soviet Union • Afghan Government

  3. Causes • People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) • Interests threatened cultural traditions and caused resistance from Mujahideen (Guerilla warriors) • USSR gave Afghan government support against the guerillas • Spread of communism

  4. Haztizullah Amin Prime Ministerof Afghanistan Babrak Karmel took Amin’s place Leonid Brezhnev Soviet President Mujahideen Guerillas Osama bin Laden Jimmy Carter US President Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan December 7, 1979 Afghan Resistance Movement Mid-1980s Olympic Boycott - 1980 45-50 nations refused to participate in the Olympics held in Moscow in protest of Soviet invasion on Afghanistan Key People and Events

  5. Outcomes • Soviet Loss • Withdrawel of troops • Afghanistan divided into different sections of control • 1 Million Afghans killed • Civil War continued in Afghanistan

  6. Lessons of the War • Countries must not invade others with such limited info • Islam is a very strong religion that can motivate millions of people to a cause • Poor sanitary conditions led to the deaths of many soldiers • Conditions must be kept at a higher standard • Guerilla warfare is hard to control, no matter how technological the resistance to it may be

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