Soviet Troops Leave Afghanistan
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Human Rights
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Afghanistan, South Asia
- Date: 1989
Article abstract: After a decade of bloody fighting, the Soviet Union ended its occupation of Afghanistan.
Summary of Event
Afghanistan, a nation about the size of Texas, has been called the “highway of conquest,” because invaders have swept through the region since the time of the ancient Persians and Greeks. In fact, the very borders of Afghanistan owe less to any rational or historical nation-state development than they do to the whims of more powerful neighbors. Therefore, the citizens of Afghanistan are ethnically and culturally diverse, with...
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