Wars In Peace: Afghanistan The Soviet War in Afghanistan, also known as the SovietAfghan War, was a nine-year conflict involving the Soviet Union, supporting the Marxist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan at their own request, against the Islamist Mujahideen Resistance. The mujahideen found other support from a variety of sources including the United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt and other Muslim nations through the context of the Cold War. The initial Soviet deployment of the 40th Army in Afghanistan began on December 24, 1979 under Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. The final troop withdrawal started on May 15, 1988, and ended on February 15, 1989 under the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Due to the interminable nature of the war, the conflict in Afghanistan has often been referred to as the Soviets’ Vietnam; the analogy compares the conflict to America’s role in the Vietnam War. Soviet war in Afghanistan: en.wikipedia.org The UK has revealed the staggering cost of its involvement in the war in Afghanistan – more than 17 billion pounds. And as Britain prepares to withdraw its troops, the Defence Secretary says the final price tag could be around 20 billion. This, as the country continues with domestic public spending cuts, in an effort to reduce its budget deficit – READ MORE on.rt.com RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark. Conflict: Soviet-Afghan War 2/4
Wars In Peace: Afghanistan The Soviet War in Afghanistan, also known as the SovietAfghan War, was a nine-year conflict involving the Soviet Union, supporting the Marxist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan at their own request, against the Islamist Mujahideen Resistance. The mujahideen found other support from a variety of sources including the United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt and other Muslim nations through the context of the Cold War. The initial Soviet deployment of the 40th Army in Afghanistan began on December 24, 1979 under Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. The final troop withdrawal started on May 15, 1988, and ended on February 15, 1989 under the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Due to the interminable nature of the war, the conflict in Afghanistan has often been referred to as the Soviets’ Vietnam; the analogy compares the conflict to America’s role in the Vietnam War. Soviet war in Afghanistan: en.wikipedia.org
The UK has revealed the staggering cost of its involvement in the war in Afghanistan – more than 17 billion pounds. And as Britain prepares to withdraw its troops, the Defence Secretary says the final price tag could be around 20 billion. This, as the country continues with domestic public spending cuts, in an effort to reduce its budget deficit – READ MORE on.rt.com RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark. Conflict: Soviet-Afghan War 2/4
The UK has revealed the staggering cost of its involvement in the war in Afghanistan – more than 17 billion pounds. And as Britain prepares to withdraw its troops, the Defence Secretary says the final price tag could be around 20 billion. This, as the country continues with domestic public spending cuts, in an effort to reduce its budget deficit – READ MORE on.rt.com RT LIVE rt.com Subscribe to RT! www.youtube.com Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter twitter.com Follow us on Google+ plus.google.com RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 500 million YouTube views benchmark.
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