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Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (1979)
On the Meiji Japan and post-Soviet Russia map as “Kabul”
27 Dec 1979 — Soviet special forces stormed the palace and killed Afghanistan’s communist leader, Hafizullah Amin. The 40th Army poured in to install a more pliable leader. The Politburo expected a short operation, but Soviet troops stayed for nine years, and about 15,000 died.
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- Brezhnev and the Era of Stagnation (chapter 7 of Meiji Japan and post-Soviet Russia)
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- Remaking the State: Meiji Japan 1600–1912 and Post-Soviet Russia 1964–2000
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