Afghan+War+-+Richards

__ ** The Afghan War ** __ December 27, 1979 - February 15, 1989 Seth Richards


 * __ **Who-** __ The Soviet Union and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan fought against the Afghan and Mujahideen Rebels. The Rebels were also supported by the United States, United Kingdom, China, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Iran.


 * **__What-__** The Afghan War was a proxy war between the USSR and the United States. A proxy war is when two opposing enemies support third parties that are fighting each other. In this case the USSR supported the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, and the U.S, U.K, China, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Iran supported the rebels. In 1979 USSR put troops into Afghanistan to help protect the Socaialist Governement they helped create, with Mohammad Taraki as the Prime Minister. The USSR tried to suppress the rebels but failed. In just ten year 15,000 Soviet soldiers died, and then in 1988 they pulled their forces back. The Civil War still continues between the governement and the rebels.


 * __**When-**__ The War took place from December 27, 1979 to February 15, 1989.


 * __ **Where-** __ The war was in Afghanistan.

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 * **__Why-__** The Soviet Union put their forces into Afghanistan in order to protect the new socialist governement, because the poor and middle class people were trying to bring it down.