The invasion of Afghanistan was costly mistake for the U.S.S.

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A) Explain why the U.S.S.R decided to invade Afghanistan
The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in order to gain the communist government of the
People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan against the growing insurgency. The Soviet
Union feared that the communist party would be lost in Afghanistan. The United States
were the dominating super power at this point and the Soviet Union wanted to take
control back into their hands.
B) Describe the international consequences of the invasion
Peshawar Seven insurgents received military training from Pakistan and China
United States, United Kingdom, and Saudi Arabia gave millions of dollars and
weapons to assist with the war so they were losing money and valuable weapons
Tehran Eight alliance received support from the Islamic Republic of Iran
The war ended with 850,000-1.5 million civilians to die
Millions of people also had to leave Afghanistan causing potential over
population in other countries
Moscow had high military costs
C) Explain why the U.S.S.R withdrew from Afghanistan
1985 was the bloodiest year of the war
1985; The arrival of Mikhail Gorbachev's "new thinking" on foreign and
domestic policy was the most important factor in the Soviets decision to
leave the war
Final troop withdrawal
Moscow had extremely high military cost and was straining international
relations
Mid 1987 Soviet Union announced it would start withdrawing forces
Started removing forces on May 15th 1988 and ended on February 15th
198.