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mujahideen
In April 1992 various rebel groups, together with newly rebellious government troops, stormed the besieged capital of Kabul and overthrew the communist president, Najibullah, who had succeeded Karmal in 1986. -
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Iranian Revolution
was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. -
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Soviet afghan war
On Christmas Eve 1979, the Soviet Union began an invasion of Afghanistan. -
Operation Storm 333
The Soviet Union declared its plan to intervene in Afghanistan on 12 December 1979, and the Soviet leadership initiated Operation Storm-333 -
Soviet withdrawal
Pursuant to the Geneva Accords of 14 April 1988, the Soviet Union conducted a total military withdrawal from Afghanistan between 15 May 1988 and 15 February 1989.