During Jimmy Carter’s administration from 1977-1981 he really tried to create better relations with the Kremlin of Russia. After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, Carter’s hopes of a better relationship with Russia were shot down.
The Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan started with the uprising power of Hafizullah Amin in Afghanistan. The Soviet Union’s initial invasion included around 30,000 troops, but as the war progressed that number grew to around 100,000. Afghanistan was supported by the countries of the United States, China, Saudi Arabia, and Iran. The Soviet Union had powerful weapons and complete air control and also control over the urban areas, but the rebels from Afghanistan roamed freely in the rural mountainous areas. As the war continued on, the Afghan rebels remarkably improved their tactics and began to use more imported weapons, mostly from the United States, which neutralized the technological advances of the Soviet Union. Then in February of 1988 President Mikhail Gorbachev declared the Soviet Union’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The picture to the right gives you a look at the Soviet Union's route through Afghanistan during the invasion.
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Results of the Afghan War
The war of Afghanistan left the country with political, economical, and ecological problems. There were more than one million Afghan citizens and and 15,000 Soviet troops killed during the war period. The war left Afghanistan’s land as waste, and unable to make produce. More than five million mines were saturated around 2% of the country, which took a serious toll on human and animal life.
Why was this event important to the Cold war?
One year after the invasion, the people from the Soviet Union were becoming increasingly unhappy with the war and all the fighting. Without the support of it’s own citizens, the Soviet Union’s empire had already started to collapse and weaken before the Berlin Wall collapse.
How does the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan effect the world we live in today?
Some critics would argue that while the United States was providing Afghanistan with weapons and training the soldiers, it could be one of the causes of the war on terrorism that’s happening today. After the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, the United States supported Afghanistan, the Taliban, and Osama Bin Laden also. The argument is that the United States gave Afghanistan the knowledge and resources to win a war and fight another country, which essentially led to them attacking the United States in 2001.
The 1979 Soviet Union Invasion of Afghanistan
During Jimmy Carter’s administration from 1977-1981 he really tried to create better relations with the Kremlin of Russia. After the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, Carter’s hopes of a better relationship with Russia were shot down.
The Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan started with the uprising power of Hafizullah Amin in Afghanistan. The Soviet Union’s initial invasion included around 30,000 troops, but as the war progressed that number grew to around 100,000. Afghanistan was supported by the countries of the United States, China, Saudi Arabia, and Iran. The Soviet Union had powerful weapons and complete air control and also control over the urban areas, but the rebels from Afghanistan roamed freely in the rural mountainous areas. As the war continued on, the Afghan rebels remarkably improved their tactics and began to use more imported weapons, mostly from the United States, which neutralized the technological advances of the Soviet Union. Then in February of 1988 President Mikhail Gorbachev declared the Soviet Union’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.
The picture to the right gives you a look at the Soviet Union's route through Afghanistan during the invasion.
historypicturesandimages.blogspot.com
Results of the Afghan War
The war of Afghanistan left the country with political, economical, and ecological problems. There were more than one million Afghan citizens and and 15,000 Soviet troops killed during the war period. The war left Afghanistan’s land as waste, and unable to make produce. More than five million mines were saturated around 2% of the country, which took a serious toll on human and animal life.
Why was this event important to the Cold war?
One year after the invasion, the people from the Soviet Union were becoming increasingly unhappy with the war and all the fighting. Without the support of it’s own citizens, the Soviet Union’s empire had already started to collapse and weaken before the Berlin Wall collapse.
How does the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan effect the world we live in today?
Some critics would argue that while the United States was providing Afghanistan with weapons and training the soldiers, it could be one of the causes of the war on terrorism that’s happening today. After the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, the United States supported Afghanistan, the Taliban, and Osama Bin Laden also. The argument is that the United States gave Afghanistan the knowledge and resources to win a war and fight another country, which essentially led to them attacking the United States in 2001.
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HILALI, A.Z. "The costs and benefits of the Afghan War for Pakistan." Contemporary South Asia 11.3 (2002): 291. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 31 Mar. 2011.<http://libraries.maine.edu/mainedatabases/authmaine.asp?url=http://search.ebscohost.com.prxy2.ursus.maine.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=9756305&site=ehost-live>.