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Invasion of Afghan by the Soviets.
The Soviet Union got in the way in support of the Afghan communist government in its conflict with anticommunist Muslim guerrillas during the Afghan War. -
Babrak Karmal new ruler
He was brought in by soviet troops. The opposing side though was making it hard for the soviets though. -
Afghan Tragedy
The napalm anf the tanks and the night time executions decended on the afghans. -
Trade Protocol
Karmal signs a trade protocol with the Soviet Union that pushes Afghanistan further into the Soviet economic path -
Andropov
Andropova and UN Secretary-General Pérez de Cuéllar hold talks in Moscow on ways of normalizing the situation in Afghanistan. -
600 insurgents killed
Radio Kabul claims successes against the insurgents, saying that 600 have been killed during January. -
Formed Alliances
Mujahideen come together in Pakistan to form alliance against Soviet forces. -
Stinger Missiles
US begins supplying mujahideen with Stinger missiles, enabling them to shoot down Soviet helicopter gunships. -
Najibullah
Najibullah ousts the remaining supporters of former president Karmal from the Central Committee and the Politburo of the PDPA. -
Soviet pulls out troops
The Americans, the Afghanistan, and, USSR, and pakistan sign a peace accords and soviets takes troops out. -
Last of the Soviets
The last of the soviet troops leave but the civil war continues between mujahideen and Najibullah. -
New Prime Minister
Fazal Haq Khaliqyar replaces Keshtmand as prime minister. -
Five-Point peace plan
Najibullah proposes a five-point peace plan to end the 13-year war that has killed an estimated 1.5 million people and injured hundreds of thousands of others. -
Government falls
Najibullah's government falls and a civil war follow it in the year of 1992 -
Captured
Hekmatyar's forces captured Defense Minister Masood's ministry building in Kabul and became prime minister.
