| The Soviet v. Afghanistan war lasted about nine years, it started in December 1979 and ended in February 1989. |
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 | We the Soviet Army and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan government fought against the other groups. | |
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| Our group is known as the Mujahideen, there was also small Maoist groups. | |
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| Between 562,000 and 2,000,000 civilians were killed and millions of afghans fled the country as refugees, it was mostly the Pakistan and Iran. |
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| We are backed by the United Sates, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. Before the Soviet troops arrived we took power after 1978 coup, making Nur Mohammad Taraki as president. | |
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| In September the government experienced in party rivalry, this deteriorated relations with the Soviet Unions. |
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| our leader Leonid Brezhnev decided to deplot the 40th Army on December 24, 1979. | |
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| In September 1979 Taraki was murdered under orders of his rival. | |
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