27 December 1979
Babrak Karmal Installed
The Soviet intervention replaces Hafizullah Amin with Babrak Karmal as Afghanistan's leader.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Kabul in Russia. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The Soviet intervention replaces Hafizullah Amin with Babrak Karmal as Afghanistan's leader.
Soviet special forces disable Kabul's communications hub during the operation against Hafizullah Amin.
Soviet special forces seize key government, military and communications sites in Kabul.
Soviet special forces storm Tajbeg Palace and Afghan leader Hafizullah Amin is killed.
Rebel groups are active in and around Kabul, unleashing rocket attacks and conducting operations against the communist Government
Provenance
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