Soviet–Afghan War
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The Soviet war in Afghanistan lasted nine years from December 1979 to February 1989. Part of the Cold War, it was fought between Soviet-led Afghan forces against multi-national insurgent groups called the Mujahideen, mostly composed of two alliances - the Peshawar Seven and the Tehran Eight.
See also
- Soviet occupation zone
- Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- Military of Afghanistan
- Shuravi
- Spetsnaz (Russian Special Purpose Regiments)
- Post–World War II air-to-air combat losses
- CIA – Osama bin Laden controversy
- Terrorism and the Soviet Union
- Soviet involvement in Indo-Pakistan war of 1971
- Political philosophies and doctrines
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