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Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1979)

On the Cold War map as “Storm-333”

24–27 Dec 1979 — As Soviet airborne divisions land in Kabul, Soviet special forces kill the Afghan president in his palace. The occupation that follows will last nine years and hollow out the Soviet state.

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Type
Battle site
Chapter
Afghanistan and the Second Cold War (chapter 10 of Cold War)
Atlas
The Cold War, 1945–1991
Also in
Meiji Japan and post-Soviet Russia
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