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Why did the USSR invade Afghanistan?

Why did the USSR invade Afghanistan?. The end of the Cold War, 1979-91. Why did the Soviets invade?. 1979, USSR invaded Afghanistan, claiming it had been invited in to restore order. Why did the Soviets invade?. Doctrine USSR version of ‘Domino Theory’ .

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Why did the USSR invade Afghanistan?

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  1. Why did the USSR invade Afghanistan? The end of the Cold War, 1979-91

  2. Why did the Soviets invade? • 1979, USSR invaded Afghanistan, claiming it had been invited in to restore order • . • .

  3. Why did the Soviets invade? • Doctrine • USSR version of ‘Domino Theory’ • . • Close to Middle East oil

  4. How successful was the invasion? • Soviet killed & wounded by Mujaheddin by: • . • . • Isolated USSR & strengthened US-Sino relations • Gorbachev retreated in

  5. How did Afghanistan affect East-West relations? • President Carter described Soviet invasion as • US: • . • . • . Moscow Olympic medal Los Angeles Olympic medal

  6. Other U.S. Responses • Senate refused to ratify SALT 2 treaty • President Reagan described USSR as the • US increased defense budget • 464 Cruise missiles positioned in Europe • SDI - Star Wars

  7. What was the human cost? • million Afghan refugees • million Afghan deaths • Food shortages due to deaths & destruction of farmland • Soviet soldiers died

  8. Legacy of War • Soviet • would later become enemies of the US • Afghanis fought a civil war among themselves until Apr • Some Mujahideen would ally with • took over in & imposed strict Shariah law

  9. Osama bin Laden • Osama bin Laden recruited and funded • 1988, bin Laden split from the Mujahideen & formed a new group • . • Desert Storm, U.S. presence in Saudi Arabia infuriated bin Laden • .

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