Russian Invasion of Afghanistan (dec 24, 1979 – feb 15, 1989)
Description:
The Soviets invaded Afghanistan in order to expand their communist government.The invasion of Afghanistan damaged the relationship between the West and the Soviets and it also caused the Soviets to experience a lot of financial issues as well.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 24, 1979
feb 15, 1989
~ 9 years