The Soviet–Afghan War took place in Afghanistan from December 1979 to February 1989. Marking the beginning of the 47-year-long Afghan conflict, it saw the Soviet Union and the Communist-led Afghan mil
Mujahideen fighters in Kunar Province, 1987
The Afghanistan–Pakistan border
Postage stamp from 1979 depicting the Arg, with the text reading "The Great Saur Revolution is the fruit of the class struggle"
Afghanistan Scout Association in the 1950s
The Afghan conflict is the series of events that have kept Afghanistan in a near-continuous state of armed conflict since the 1970s. Early instability followed the collapse of the Kingdom of Afghanist
Soviet–Afghan War
…The Soviet–Afghan War took place in Afghanistan from December 1979 to February 1989. Marking the beginning of the 47-year-long Afghan conflict, it saw the Soviet Union and the Communist-led Afghan military fight against the rebelling Afghan mujahideen. While backed by various countries and…
Soviet troops returning home from Afghanistan during the Soviet–Afghan War in October 1986
A Soviet Spetsnaz group prepares for a mission in 1988
Taliban border guard in 2001