Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan

GPTKB entity

Properties (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military conflict
gptkbp:causedBy millions_of_Afghan_refugees
gptkbp:conflict the_Cold_War_era
gptkbp:criticism international community
gptkbp:documentedIn various films and books
gptkbp:finish February 15, 1989
gptkbp:foundedIn December 24, 1979
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan
gptkbp:influenced geopolitical interests
Islamic_extremism
the Brezhnev Doctrine
U.S._foreign_policy
Pakistan's_role_in_the_region
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_Afghanistan
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Soviet_special_forces
chemical weapons use
Warsaw_Pact_countries
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of political debate
documentary films
numerous academic studies
gptkbp:is_characterized_by guerrilla warfare
urban warfare
high-altitude warfare
the involvement of foreign fighters
the use of airstrikes
the_impact_on_Soviet_economy
the_role_of_the_KGB
the_use_of_Soviet_tanks
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Afghan_Civil_War
gptkbp:is_supported_by Cuban_military_advisors
gptkbp:led_to Cold_War_tensions
the_rise_of_the_Taliban
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:China
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:United_States
Mujahideen
gptkbp:resultedIn Afghan_civilian_casualties
Soviet_military_casualties
gptkbp:significantEvent 20th century history
international relations.
the history of military interventions
Afghan_history
Afghan_culture
U.S.-Pakistan_relations
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for the_rise_of_Al-Qaeda
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the rise of regional powers
the rise of warlords
the development of counterinsurgency tactics
the_dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Union
the_U.S.-Soviet_rivalry
the_emergence_of_jihadist_movements
gptkbp:was_a_response_to the 1978 Saur Revolution
internal_conflict_in_Afghanistan
gptkbp:was_marked_by Operation Storm-333
the role of local militias
the use of propaganda
the use of helicopters
the use of landmines
the_Geneva_Accords
the_role_of_the_United_Nations
the_withdrawal_of_Soviet_troops