Soviet-Afghan War

GPTKB entity

Statements (100)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_conflict
gptkb:war
gptkbp:aftermath increased instability in Afghanistan
rise of Taliban
gptkbp:armament AK-47 rifles
Stinger missiles
Mujahideen RPGs
Soviet tanks
gptkbp:casualties over 15,000 Soviet soldiers
over 1 million Afghan civilians
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Mujahideen
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
inspired films
inspired video games
inspired music
gptkbp:duration 1979-1989
gptkbp:end_date 1989-02-15
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Mujahideen
gptkbp:historical_significance first major conflict of the Cold War era
contributed to the end of the Soviet Union
influenced U. S. foreign policy in the Middle East
led to the rise of Islamic extremism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Soviet-Afghan War
gptkbp:impact gptkb:humanitarian_aid
collapse of the Soviet Union
increased U. S. involvement in Afghanistan
long-term instability in Afghanistan
rise of Islamic extremism
gptkbp:initiated_by gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:international_response Pakistan's involvement
U. S. support for Mujahideen
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:China
gptkb:India
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:key_battles gptkb:Battle_of_Kabul
gptkb:Battle_of_Bagram
gptkb:Battle_of_Herat
gptkb:Battle_of_Jalalabad
gptkb:Operation_Magistral
gptkb:Siege_of_Khost
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Panjshir_Valley
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Gulbuddin_Hekmatyar
gptkb:Babrak_Karmal
gptkb:Ahmad_Shah_Durrani
gptkb:Najibullah
gptkb:Massoud
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:humanitarian_aid
influence on modern warfare
cultural depictions in media
impact on U. S.-Russia relations
military tactics studied worldwide
ongoing conflict in Afghanistan
influence on U. S. foreign policy
Afghan resistance movements
influence on NATO strategy
impact on global jihadist movements
gptkbp:location gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkbp:military_strategy Soviet air superiority
Mujahideen hit-and-run tactics
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Gulbuddin_Hekmatyar
gptkb:Babrak_Karmal
gptkb:Burhanuddin_Rabbani
gptkb:Mikhail_Gorbachev
gptkb:Ahmad_Shah_Durrani
gptkb:Osama_bin_Laden
Masood Ahmad
Soviet generals
gptkbp:political_impact Cold War tensions
Soviet Union's decline
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Afghan_Civil_War
gptkbp:result Soviet withdrawal
gptkbp:significant_event gptkb:Battle_of_Panjshir
gptkb:Operation_Storm-333
gptkb:Siege_of_Khost
gptkbp:start_date 1979-12-24
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Afghan_Civil_War
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
air strikes
foreign fighters
supply of arms
gptkbp:type gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
Cold War conflict
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Union
gptkb:GRU
gptkb:Leader_of_the_Soviet_Union
gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Taliban
gptkb:Red_Army
gptkb:Leonid_Brezhnev
gptkb:Charlie_Wilson's_War
gptkb:1979_Soviet_invasion_of_Afghanistan
gptkb:Order_of_the_Red_Banner
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
gptkb:Afghan_Mujahideen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4