Russian Invasion of Afghanistan (dec 24, 1979 – feb 15, 1989)
Description:
The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to create a communist government of the Peoples democratic party of Afghanistan in fear of losing communist power there. The invasion resulted with a Soviet failure to invade, as well as the withdrawal of soviet forces in AfghanistanAdded to timeline:
Date:
dec 24, 1979
feb 15, 1989
~ 9 years