24 December 1979
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Soviet forces enter Afghanistan in a major military intervention intended to preserve a pro-Soviet government.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Afghanistan in Russia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Soviet forces enter Afghanistan in a major military intervention intended to preserve a pro-Soviet government.
Provenance
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