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Invasion of 

Afghanistan  from the Soviet Union occur in december 1979. The Soviet Union get
involved in support of the Afghan communist government in its conflict with anti-communist
Muslim guerrillas during the Afghan War (1978–92) and remained in Afghanistan until
mid-February 1989.Power was shared by two Marxist political groups, the People’s (Khalq) Party
and the Banner (Parcham) Party,which had earlier emerged from a single organization,
the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan.the new government faked ties with soviet union
and begin extensive land and social reforms that become dissappointment for the devouted
Muslim and largely anti-communist population.  Rebelions arose against the government among
both tribal and urban groups, and all of these was collectively known as mujahideen. China,
Pakistan and Russia are getting closer to form an alliance to stabilise war torn Afghanistan,
where the three countries see the emergence of Islamic State as a common threat, 
The Soviets responded with brutality that made the situation even worse. At least 1.5m Afghans
were killed, another 5m or so moved the country to Iran and Pakistan, and millions more were
displaced inside the country. If the differences between the American and Soviet experience are
significant, there is also at least one major similarity the way pakistan played its role. In the
1980s, Pakistan was the base for the Saudi American alliance behind the mujahideen. Today,
Pakistan is the safe haven of the Taliban insurgency and its logistical supply line. Pakistan also

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