Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, 1979
Soviets wanted to influence region and fit their southern expansion policy
Sept. 1979, Soviets invaded and installed Babrak Karmal as a puppet President
The West, China and India were alarmed and many boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics because of it
The invasion and Reagan being elected are seen as the ends of détente
Soviets opposed by rebels called the Mujaheddin
By 1985 Soviets had 100,000 troops here
1987 Karmal replaced by Mohammed Najibullah who was even more of a puppet
Soviets accused of practicing inhumane types of warfare (ie. Chemical)
Soviets eventually withdrew
Many parallels to the U.S. in Vietnam
Sept. 1979, Soviets invaded and installed Babrak Karmal as a puppet President
The West, China and India were alarmed and many boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics because of it
The invasion and Reagan being elected are seen as the ends of détente
Soviets opposed by rebels called the Mujaheddin
By 1985 Soviets had 100,000 troops here
1987 Karmal replaced by Mohammed Najibullah who was even more of a puppet
Soviets accused of practicing inhumane types of warfare (ie. Chemical)
Soviets eventually withdrew
Many parallels to the U.S. in Vietnam