Documents on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan that began in December 1979. The documents begin before the war, spanning from 1968 to 2004. They come from various sources, though a large number are from Russian archives. The collection contains many different types of documents, but a large number of them are memos, cables, and Politburo decisions. Hafizullah Amin, the then president of Afghanistan, was the main target of the Soviet invasion, which successfully assassinated him on December 27. The later documents include commentary on the later stages of the war and the Soviet withdrawal.
Previously secret KGB materials on the Soviet war in Afghanistan reveal the determined efforts of a great power trying desperately to keep on top of events in a client state-and failing miserably to do so.
Documents, commentary, and analysis on the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan from CWIHP Bulletin 14/15 (Winter 2003-Spring 2004).
This CWIHP Working Paper examines the transfer of the first group of Soviet prisoners of war brought from Afghanistan to Switzerland between 1982 and 1984, what difficulties it encountered and what ethical questions it raised for those involved.
