The Soviet-Afghan War

By anniemcg

  • General Mohammed Daud becomes Prime Minister

    • Utilises Soviet Union for economic and military help
    • Creates social reforms – e.g. abolition of purdah (practice of secluding women from public view).

  • Mohammed Daud forced to resign as Prime Minister

    Tension between neighbouring country Pakistan and Afghanistan due to Daud’s reforms

  • Constitutional Monarchy introduced

    Leads to political polarisation and power struggles

  • Mohammed Daud declared himself prime minister/president after a coup

    Declares Afghanistan a republic

  • Mohammed Daud overthrown and killed in pro-soviet coup

    Peoples Democratic Party comes to power

  • Soviets decided to invade Afghanistan

  • Soviet forces deployed in Afghanistan

  • Babrak Kamal new leader of Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

    After Hafizullah Amin, who was Afghanistan’s president after the pro-soviet coup is assassinated

  • two Mujahideen coalitions formed

    Moderate & fundamentalist
    One created in June, one created in August

  • United Nations calls for Soviet retreat

  • USA begin supplying Mujahideen with Stinger Missiles

  • Babrak Kamal is replaced by Mohammed Najibullah.

  • Afghanistan, USSR, the US and Pakistan sign peace treaties

    Beginning of Soviets removing their troops

  • Final Soviet troops removed from Afghanistan

    Civil war continues in Afghanistan as the Mujahideen try to overthrow Mohammed Najibullah