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A sequence of wars occurred there The revolution led to the

due to occupation and etc. establishment of a parliament


they may also emerge as a result of the
fundamental changes in either domestic or
international environments.

under a communist regime, Afghanistan's


internal stability worsened. In 1979, the Soviet
Union invaded and deposed the country's
leader.

The Great Game — also known as


Bolshaya Igra — was an intense rivalry
between the British and Russian Empires
in Central Asia
The coup involved heavy fighting and resulted in as many as 2,000 deaths, both military and civilian. The Saur Revolution was a significant event
in Afghanistan's history, marking the onset of 43 years of conflict in the country.

Khalq – Parcham division of the PDPA


The party was weakened by bitter, and sometimes violent, internal rivalries. The Khalq faction was more tribal, whereas the Parcham had more support among the urban population and middle
classes.
averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values.

War destroys communities and families and often disrupts the development of the social and
economic fabric of nations.
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The USA supported the rebels to defend


against the invasion the soviets acted upon

UAE,UK,USA,KSA,Pakistan and etc.


They can cause destruction easily if there is no
supervision
It would weaken their economy
significantly but not much would
have happened since many
countries were supporting them

They felt a bit of relief but this would be one of the major
reason that lead to their downfall
In the spring of
1989, the Seven-
Party (Afghanistan
Afghan Civil
mujahideen) Union
in Peshawar

War took
supported by the
Pakistani
intelligence agency
place
ISI attacked
Jalalabad.
Soviet military and economic assistance enabled an unpopular regime to
remain in power in Afghanistan

Because of civil wars and other countries


deploying troops onto their land and etc.
The siege of Makkah

The Grand Mosque seizure occurred during November and The seizure of Islam's holiest site, the taking of hostages from am
December 1979 when extremist insurgents calling for the overthrow worshippers and the deaths of hundreds of militants, security fo
of the House of Saud took over Masjid al-Haram, the holiest hostages caught in the crossfire in the ensuing battles for contr
mosque in Islam, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The insurgents declared site, shocked the Islamic world. The siege ended two weeks a
that the Mahdi (the "redeemer of Islam") had arrived in the form of takeover began and the mosque was cleared.[9] Al-Qahtani was
one of their leaders – Mohammed Abdullah al-Qahtani – and called the recapture of the mosque but leader Juhayman al-Otaybi and
on Muslims to obey him. The Saudi army, advised by French fellow rebels who survived the assault were captured and later b
commandos, fought for almost two weeks to reclaim the Grand [10][11][12]
Mosque.

Following the attack, the Saudi King


Khaled implemented a stricter
enforcement of Shariah (Islamic law)
[13] and he gave the ulama and
religious conservatives more power
over the next decade, and religious
police became more assertive.[
Describe why the soviets invaded Afghanistan

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