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Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

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South Asia

Afghanistan

Soviet soldier taking a photograph of another soldier in Red Square, Moscow, 1959

Eastern Europe

Soviet Union

Andrei Gromyko at the UN, 1981

Gromyko, Andrei Andreevich

1909- 1989

Mikhail Gorbachev, 1986

Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich

1931- 2022

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North America

United States

Leonid Brezhnev, 1974.

Brezhnev, Leonid Il'ich

1906- 1982

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Andropov, Yuri Vladimirovich

1914- 1984

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Najibullah, Mohammad

1947- 1996

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Middle East

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South Asia

Pakistan

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Ustinov, Dimitri F.

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East Asia

China

President Ronald Reagan, Vice-President Bush, and oviet General Secretary Gorbachev

United States-Soviet Relations

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Sino-Soviet Split, 1960-1984

Non-Aligned Movement

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1999	Background of Hafizullah Amin A background of H. Amin's childhood, interest in politics, and political activities in Afghanistan.
December 10, 1979	Summary of a meeting on Afghanistan A meeting between CC CPSU officials demonstrates the disagreement over Soviet involvement in Afghanistan.
1999	USSR Ministry of Defense and General Staff Operations Groups in Afghanistan A status report from the USSR Ministry of Defense and General Staff Operations Group, providing a summary of Soviet troops levels in Afghanistan.
December 24, 1979	Directive Nº 312/12/001 of 24 December 1979 signed by Ustinov and Ogarkov Directive signed by Ustinov and Ogarkov approving a contingent of Soviet military forces to stabilize the intra-party disagreements.
December 26, 1979	Summary of a CC CPSU Meeting A summary of CC CPSU officials regarding the recently approved Soviet troop deployment in Afghanistan.
1999	Babrak Karmal’s GRU dossier Chilhood, education, and political activity background of Babrak Karmal in Afganistan.
1999	Dossiers of Alliance-7 Rebel Leaders Background information on political leaders in Afghanistan who fought against Soviet occupation.
December 12, 1979	CC CPSU Politburo Resolution # 176/125, Concerning the Situation in "A" [Afghanistan] The decree is on the situation in Afghanistan.
December 29, 1979	CPSU CC Memo with Excerpt from Protocol #177/220, 29 December 1979 This memo includes the response of Brezhnev to President Carter's address concerning Afghanistan and US-Soviet relations.