Synopsis The Soviet-Afghan was a nine year long conflict which involved the Soviets supporting The...
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- Synopsis The Soviet-Afghan was a nine year long conflict which
involved the Soviets supporting The PDPA held communist ideals and
therefore there was resistance by the mujahideen as well as the US
Later on the resistance received aid in war from the US and some
Muslim nations The Soviet deployment began on August 7, 1978 and
withdrawal took place on May 15, 1988
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- Mujahideen
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- Synopsis Contd The Soviet invasion sparked a massive reaction
domestically and internationally Soviet troops withdrew from
Afghanistan under an agreement known as the Geneva Accords, which
was mediated by the UN The war was a big issue because of it being
a proxy war led by the Soviets as well the US both looking to
spread their own ideals of government The US also needed to form
allies with Afghanistan as they had recently lost an important ally
in neighboring Iran, and required power in that area of the
world
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- Soviet Invasion, 1979
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- Proxy War Def. a war where two powers use third parties as a
supplement or a substitute for fighting each other directly The
soviet-afghan war is a proxy war because the USA and Soviet Union
were the two major powers and they used third parties in
Afghanistan like People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan and
Democratic Republic of Afghanistan to fight for them The Soviet
Union was on the Democratic Party of Afghanistans side in the war
and the US was on Mujahideen of Afghanistans side as well as
Foreign Mujahideen
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- Americas Involvement America was on the side of the mujahideen
resistance as they were against the communist government of
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA), which were
supported by the Soviets This made it a proxy war and America
supported the resistance by funding and providing weapons against
the Soviets without being directly involved The US supported the
resistance as it was a huge advantage for them, and it would give
them power in the middle east, which they desperately need The
invasion caused panic internationally and the United States
president Jimmy Carter approved a new program of military
assistance to Afghanistans Islamic resistance The United States
spent an estimated total of nearly $10 billion on weapons and other
aid from the time of the Soviet invasion to the fall of the USSR at
the end of 1991
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- DemocracyReligiousCommunist Democracy Monarchy
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- The Result Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan 13 836
Soviet soldiers died in the conflict (many of whom died from
illness) Afghan cities numbers fell dramatically Left the Afghan
government in ruins It failed to accomplish Afghan stability &
resistance from the tribal religious groups such as the mujahideen
& Taliban
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- Reflection This war was very important in reflecting the Cold
war era as it further fueled the tension between the Soviet Union
and the US Soviet Unions plans of taking over Afghanistan were
unsuccessful as the US fully supported Afghanistan in its defense
against the Soviets In the end the Soviets were forced to withdraw
from Afghanistan leading to their loss in the Cold War
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- Reflection Tree -Loss of Iran as a U.S. Ally -Weak Afghan
government -mujahideens guerrilla warfare -US & Soviet support
of respective similar world governments -Geneva Accords -mediation
Caused thousands of deaths Ruined Afghan stability Led to the
climax of Cold War Soured Soviet & many Muslim nations
relations US support of mujahideen Lack of communication Conflicts
between tribal religious groups & set up Afghan government Lack
of communication US as a close ally with Egypt while fighting proxy
wars in Yemen, etc. Afghan government pleading for Soviet military
support Trade embargo placed on Soviets by US
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