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The Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan

Book by Alfred L. Monks; American Enterprise Institute, 1981

Subjects:

Afghanistan--Foreign Relations--Soviet Union, Afghanistan--History--Soviet Occupation, 1979-1989, Soviet Union--Foreign Relations--Afghanistan

Collections: History, Entire Library

...part in the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan -- at least...Turkmen . The Soviets are particularly...forces in Soviet military...occurring in Afghanistan. It is arguable...for using Soviet troops outside...the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The functions...
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The Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Analysis and Chronology

Book by Tom Rogers; Greenwood Press, 1992

Subjects:

Afghanistan--History--Soviet Occupation, 1979-1989

Collections: History, Entire Library

The Soviet retreat from Afghanistan was prompted...resistance, the Soviets were also confronting...create. 3 The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan smacked of an...inception the Soviet occupation of...mileage as the Soviets suffered international...
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Russia's South Flank: Soviet Operations in Iran, Turkey, and Afghanistan

Book by Günther Nollau, Hans Jürgen Wiehe, Victor Andersen; Praeger, 1963

Subjects:

Afghanistan--Foreign Relations--Soviet Union, Iran--Foreign Relations--Soviet Union, Soviet Union--Foreign Relations--Middle East, Turkey--Foreign Relations--Soviet Union

Collections: History, Entire Library

...out to overrun Afghanistan and attack India...He says: "When Afghanistan achieved her independence...difficulties with the Soviet Union. There was no invasion from the north...between us and the Soviets. We have been...Even though the Soviet Union is exerting...demonstrate that Afghanistan is nothing more...
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State, Revolution, and Superpowers in Afghanistan

Book by Hafizullah Emadi; Praeger, 1990

Subjects:

Afghanistan--Foreign Relations--Soviet Union, Afghanistan--Foreign Relations--United States, Afghanistan--Politics And Government--1973-, Soviet Union--Foreign Relations--Afghanistan, United States--Foreign Relations--Afghanistan

Collections: History, Entire Library

...the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in December 1979 the U...administration considered the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan as a potential threat to...There is no doubt that the Soviets move into Afghanistan, if done without adverse...
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Doomed in Afghanistan: A UN Officer's Memoir of the Fall of Kabul and Najibullah's Failed Escape, 1992

Book by Phillip Corwin; Rutgers University Press, 2003

Subjects:

Afghanistan--History--Soviet Occupation, 1979-1989--Personal Narratives, Corwin, Phillip, Najib--1947-, United Nations--Afghanistan

Collections: History, Entire Library

...UN secretary-general in Afghanistan and Pakistan. His title...mission. Ever since the Soviet Unions invasion of Afghanistan on 26 December 1979, the...been unable to intervene in Afghanistan. The Soviet Unions veto...

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Journal Articles on: soviet invasion of afghanistan

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Soviet Hearts-and-Minds Operations in Afghanistan

Journal article by Paul Robinson; The Historian, Vol. 72, 2010

Subjects:

Afghan foreign relations, Afghanistan-Soviet crisis, 1979-1989, Civilian casualties--Psychological aspects, Humanitarian aid, Military maneuvers--Analysis, Military operations--Analysis, Russian foreign relations, Soldiers--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Germany, the Soviet Armys approach...different. The Soviets chose to "overlook...21) "The Soviet experience in...and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 caused...historians that the Soviets did not attempt...wrong. Even if Soviet hearts-and...campaign of invasion and annexation...Still Dying in Afghanistan," Globe and...
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Soviet Development Theory and Economic and Technical Assistance to Afghanistan, 1954-1991

Journal article by Paul Robinson, Jay Dixon; The Historian, Vol. 72, 2010

Subjects:

Afghan foreign relations--History, Afghan history, Economic assistance--History, Foreign economic assistance--History, Foreign technical assistance--History, Soviet foreign relations--History, Soviet history, Technical assistance, Soviet--History, Technical assistance--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...particular, a Soviet-built gas...in northern Afghanistan began production...50) The Soviets also planned...1979 Soviet invasion made this impossible...only did the Soviet invasion rally the Afghan...Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA...1988, the Soviets made a final...the USSR and Afghanistan would "cooperate...
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Anarchy in Afghanistan

Journal article by Zalmay Khalilzad; Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 51, 1997

Subjects:

Afghanistan--History, Mujaheddin (Afghanistan)--Military aspects, Soviet Union--Relations with Afghanistan, War--Afghanistan

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...continued after the Soviet Unions invasion in December 1979 when the Soviets installed the Perchamis...backed by 100,000 Soviet troops, sought...period prior to the Soviet invasion, Pakistan was...mujahedin against the Soviets, they are entitled...factor affecting Afghanistan. Some Pakistani...
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The Bear on the Chessboard: Soviet Military Gains in Afghanistan

Journal article by Yossef Bodansky; World Affairs, Vol. 145, 1982

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Arbitration, International, International Relations, Peace

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...hands, the Soviets stepped in...effects of Afghanistan on the Soviet military position...preceding. The Invasion The invasion of Afghanistan is a further...of 1978 the Soviets commenced...involvement in Afghanistan, providing...
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The Russian Rope: Soviet Economic Motives and the Subversion of Afghanistan

Journal article by Abdul Tawab Assifi; World Affairs, Vol. 145, 1982

Subjects:

Arbitration, International, International Relations, Peace

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...December 1979, the invasion of Afghanistan, a neutral nonaligned...Geographically, Afghanistan is a landlocked, mountainous...Geostrategically, Afghanistan has the position of...has emerged regarding Soviet military and geopolitical...Yet, just as the Soviets spent decades preparing...

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Magazine Articles on: soviet invasion of afghanistan

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Focussed on Faith: Since Smuggling Himself into Afghanistan to Take Some of the First Pictures of the Soviet Invasion, Steve McCurry Has Become One of World's Best-Known Photographers. Keith Wilson Caught Up with Him in New York to Discuss His New Book, the Path to Buddha

Magazine article by Keith Wilson; Geographical, Vol. 75, December 2003

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Asia--Portrayals, Asia--Religious aspects, Buddhism, Lamaism, McCurry, Steve--Interviews, News photographers, Photography

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Smuggling Himself into Afghanistan to Take Some of the First Pictures of the Soviet Invasion, Steve McCurry Has...Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, McCurry was...work from war-torn Afghanistan, but there is a link...
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Back to the USSR: The Invasion of Afghanistan Was Disastrous for the Soviets, Leading Ultimately to a Humiliating Withdrawal. They May Have Succeeded Militarily, but They Failed Politically-And We Are Heading the Same Way

Magazine article by Rodric Braithwaite; New Statesman, Vol. 139, January 25, 2010

Subjects:

British military assistance--Evaluation, Foreign policy--Evaluation, Intervention (International law)--Evaluation, Military assistance, British--Evaluation, Military intervention--Evaluation, Military policy--Evaluation

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...the USSR: The Invasion of Afghanistan Was Disastrous for the Soviets, Leading Ultimately...that our aims in Afghanistan are clear, justified...mountains between Afghanistan and Pakistan...recognised the infant Soviet Union, beginning...
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Documents Divulge Soviet's Once-Dark Dealings in Afghanistan

Magazine article by Hans S. Nichols; Insight on the News, Vol. 18, March 25, 2002

Subjects:

Ambassadors--Crimes against, Andropov, Yuri--Political activity, Cold War--Records and correspondence, Dubs, Adolph--Crimes against, Mitrokhin, Vasili--Authorship, Soviet Union. KGB--International aspects, Soviet Union--Relations with Afghanistan, The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive and the Secret History of the KGB (Book)--Authorship, United States--Relations with Afghanistan

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Documents divulge Soviets once-dark dealings in Afghanistan by Hans S...advance the Soviet empire and...the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the late...the frantic Soviet efforts to...Afghans and Soviets alike." HANS...
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Retreat from Kabul: The Soviet Defeat in Afghanistan Teaches Many Lessons. America's Inevitable Defeat Isn't One of Them

Magazine article by Christian Caryl; Washington Monthly, Vol. 41, March 2009

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Books--Book reviews, The Great Gamble: The Soviet War in Afghanistan (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

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...The Soviet War in Afghanistan, the reality of Red...the first day of the invasion, December 27, 1979, Soviet special forces converged...vividly recounts, the Soviet operation was swathed...Before the attack, the Soviets had spent billions...direct intervention in Afghanistan. Subsequent events...
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America and Afghanistan: A Troubled History : With the Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan in 1989, American Interest Quicklly Lapsed, Even Though the Afghan Conflict Had Helped to End the Cold War

Magazine article by Martin Ewans; World and I, Vol. 17, March 2002

Subjects:

Afghan foreign relations--United States, Afghanistan, United States, United States foreign relations--Afghanistan

Collections: History, Entire Library

...United States and the Soviet Union cooperated to...later facilitated the Soviet invasion), while the United...although not for Afghanistan itself, that during the 1960s and 70s, the Soviets proceeded to overreach...nonaligned, but friendly Afghanistan, closely associated...

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Newspaper Articles on: soviet invasion of afghanistan

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One Lonely Jew Keeps the Faith in Afghanistan; Kabul Resident Survived Soviets, Taliban

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 9, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Keeps the Faith in Afghanistan; Kabul Resident Survived Soviets, Taliban. Byline...TIMES KABUL, Afghanistan - The first question...Jew standing in Afghanistan didnt miss a beat...synagogue through the Soviet invasion, the civil war...
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Pakistan Is Not Supporting the Taleban in Afghanistan

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 1, 1996

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Afghanistan, Pakistan

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...engaged in efforts to turn Afghanistan into a "satellite state...remembered that following the Soviet military invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, Pakistan, at...territorial integrity of Afghanistan. Moves for a permanent...
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Taliban 'Has Spies in Brit Army Bases' Col Richard Kemp, Ex Commander in Afghanistan

Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), August 28, 2010

Subjects:

Cameron, David (British prime minister), Prime ministers--Military aspects, Spies--Military aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Richard Kemp, Ex Commander in Afghanistan. Byline: JAMES LYONS TALIBAN...infiltrated army bases in Afghanistan, the former commander of...while fighting during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the 1980s SAFE Cameron...
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Wrong History on Afghanistan

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 27, 2007

Subjects:

Al-Qaeda, bin Laden, Osama

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Wrong History on Afghanistan. Byline: THE WASHINGTON...historical point about Afghanistan and al Qaeda in his column on Russia, Afghanistan and possible Syrian...resistance to the Soviet invasion and the collapse of...in the demise of the Soviet Union but wrongly ignore...Army that burst the Soviets balloon of superpower...
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MAKE WHEAT NOT WAR; in Afghanistan a Pound of Opium Fetches [Pounds Sterling

Newspaper article; June 13, 2010

Subjects:

Agricultural industry--Military aspects, Farmers--Military aspects, Opium--Military aspects, Soldiers--Military aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...killed since the Allied invasion in 2001. There are 9,500 British troops in Afghanistan, the vast majority...Mohammad, 45. Since the Soviet invasion in 1979, Afghanistan Soviet invasion in 1979, Afghanistan has endured guerrilla...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: soviet invasion of afghanistan

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Afghanistan War

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

AFGHANISTAN WAR 1978 92, conflict...government and Soviet forces. The conflict...power, provoked an invasion (Dec., 1979...The war left Afghanistan with severe political...to unite, and Afghanistan became divided...
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Faizabad , City, Afghanistan

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

FAIZABAD , city, Afghanistan or Feyzabad both...Badakhshan prov., NE Afghanistan, on the Kokcha River...administrative center of NE Afghanistan and the Pamir region...attempting to repel the Soviet invasion. Faizabad was taken...
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Italy joined in the invasion of the USSR. By...political organizers. A Soviet counter-offensive...in the war. The Soviets drove the invaders...in space between Soviet and U.S. spacecraft...rights, and the Soviet government drew...Brezhnev doctrine to Afghanistan. A 10-year occupation...response to the invasion was swift; it shelved...
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United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...supported (1961) an ill-fated invasion of Cuba by anti-Castro...reaction to the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba, the United States blockaded Soviet military shipments to Cuba and demanded the dismantling of Soviet bases there. The two great...
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North-West Frontier Province

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...After Nadir Shahs invasion (1738), it became...Pakistan, neighboring Afghanistan engendered the Pushtunistan...Controversy (see Afghanistan ). From 1955 to...provincial status. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan caused over 3 million...

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