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    The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979 and deposed the country's leader after internal stability worsened under a communist regime. The invasion was an attempt to prop up a pro-Soviet government but ultimately led to a decade-long war against mujahideen rebels supported by the U.S. and Pakistan. The Soviet military and economic assistance enabled an unpopular regime to remain in power in Afghanistan for several years during the occupation.

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    The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979 and deposed the country's leader after internal stability worsened under a communist regime. The invasion was an attempt to prop up a pro-Soviet government but ultimately led to a decade-long war against mujahideen rebels supported by the U.S. and Pakistan. The Soviet military and economic assistance enabled an unpopular regime to remain in power in Afghanistan for several years during the occupation.

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    The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979 and deposed the country's leader after internal stability worsened under a communist regime. The invasion was an attempt to prop up a pro-Soviet government but ultimately led to a decade-long war against mujahideen rebels supported by the U.S. and Pakistan. The Soviet military and economic assistance enabled an unpopular regime to remain in power in Afghanistan for several years during the occupation.

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    A sequence of wars occurred there The revolution led to the

    due to occupation and etc. establishment of a parliament


    they may also emerge as a result of the
    fundamental changes in either domestic or
    international environments.

    under a communist regime, Afghanistan's


    internal stability worsened. In 1979, the Soviet
    Union invaded and deposed the country's
    leader.

    The Great Game — also known as


    Bolshaya Igra — was an intense rivalry
    between the British and Russian Empires
    in Central Asia
    The coup involved heavy fighting and resulted in as many as 2,000 deaths, both military and civilian. The Saur Revolution was a significant event
    in Afghanistan's history, marking the onset of 43 years of conflict in the country.

    Khalq – Parcham division of the PDPA


    The party was weakened by bitter, and sometimes violent, internal rivalries. The Khalq faction was more tribal, whereas the Parcham had more support among the urban population and middle
    classes.
    averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values.

    War destroys communities and families and often disrupts the development of the social and
    economic fabric of nations.
    Text

    The USA supported the rebels to defend


    against the invasion the soviets acted upon

    UAE,UK,USA,KSA,Pakistan and etc.


    They can cause destruction easily if there is no
    supervision
    It would weaken their economy
    significantly but not much would
    have happened since many
    countries were supporting them

    They felt a bit of relief but this would be one of the major
    reason that lead to their downfall
    In the spring of
    1989, the Seven-
    Party (Afghanistan
    Afghan Civil
    mujahideen) Union
    in Peshawar

    War took
    supported by the
    Pakistani
    intelligence agency
    place
    ISI attacked
    Jalalabad.
    Soviet military and economic assistance enabled an unpopular regime to
    remain in power in Afghanistan

    Because of civil wars and other countries


    deploying troops onto their land and etc.
    The siege of Makkah

    The Grand Mosque seizure occurred during November and The seizure of Islam's holiest site, the taking of hostages from am
    December 1979 when extremist insurgents calling for the overthrow worshippers and the deaths of hundreds of militants, security fo
    of the House of Saud took over Masjid al-Haram, the holiest hostages caught in the crossfire in the ensuing battles for contr
    mosque in Islam, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The insurgents declared site, shocked the Islamic world. The siege ended two weeks a
    that the Mahdi (the "redeemer of Islam") had arrived in the form of takeover began and the mosque was cleared.[9] Al-Qahtani was
    one of their leaders – Mohammed Abdullah al-Qahtani – and called the recapture of the mosque but leader Juhayman al-Otaybi and
    on Muslims to obey him. The Saudi army, advised by French fellow rebels who survived the assault were captured and later b
    commandos, fought for almost two weeks to reclaim the Grand [10][11][12]
    Mosque.

    Following the attack, the Saudi King


    Khaled implemented a stricter
    enforcement of Shariah (Islamic law)
    [13] and he gave the ulama and
    religious conservatives more power
    over the next decade, and religious
    police became more assertive.[
    Describe why the soviets invaded Afghanistan

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