Afghanistan
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There was internal conflict between anti-communist Muslim querrillas the Afghan communist government (aided by the Soviets 1978-1989) The main reason for the war was to the overthrow the centrist Afghan government in April 1978 by the left wing military officers who then handed power over to 2 Marxist-Leninist political parties. The People Democractic Party. They had little popular support, but the new government had close ties with the Soviet Union. They launched ruthless purges of domestic opposition began extensive land and social reforms that were bitterly resented.
Muslim-tribal based organized movements rose against the government which included internal fighting.Mostly between Khalq and Parcham, which then the Soviet Union invaded with about 30,000 troops. The Muslim rebels and their rebellion grew, and was spreading to all parts of the country, the Soviets left the suppression of the rebellion to the Afghan army. Soon the war settled into a stalemate. About 100,000 Soviet troops controlled large cities, towns,and the Muslim rebels(mujahideen) roamed free in the countryside. In 1982, 2.8 million afghans had sought asylum in Pakistan, 1.5 million fled to Iran. The rebels were able to neutralize Soviet air power by the use of shoulder-fired anti raft missiles, supplies by the U.S. Their combat and quality of arms improved in time and in 1988 U.S., Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the Soviet Union signed an agreement doe the Soviets to withdrawal troops and to return Afghanistan to a nonaliened status, April 1992, rebel groups with new rebellious government troops stormed the besieged capital of Kabul and in result the communist President Mohammad Najabullah away outed from power. a new government sponsored by rebels, proclaimed an Islamic republic. |
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