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1978
April 27
Afghanistan’s communist party seizes control.
The country is renamed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA).
Infighting begins because coup is split across ethnic lines. https://www.google.com/url -
Afghan leader Hafizullah Amin had the current president killed and took control of the communist government. (http://www.ducksters.com/history/cold_war/soviet_afghanistan_war.php)
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Russian paratroopers landed in Kabal, the capital of Afghanistan. (http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/russia_invasion_afghanistan.htm)
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Amin was shot by the Russians and he was replaced by Babrak Kamal. (http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/russia_invasion_afghanistan.htm)
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Carter wrote a sharply worded letter to Brezhnev denouncing Soviet aggression (https://history.state.gov/milestones/1977-1980/soviet-invasion-afghanistan)
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The bloodiest of year of the war ensues due to Gorbachev seeking an end to the conflict.
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US, USSR,DRA, Pakistan sign peace accords and the USSR begins to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.
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USSR withdraws the last of its troops
More than 1 million Afghans and 13000 Soviets have been killed during conflict
Civil war continues as the mujaihideen push to overthrow Najibullah, who is eventually toppled in 1992.
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Carter denied American athletes the ability to participate in the Moscow Olympics (https://history.state.gov/milestones/1977-1980/soviet-invasion-afghanistan)
