Soviet occupation of Afghanistan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Soviet_occupation_of_Afghanistan
GPTKB entity
Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:casualties over 1 million Afghan civilians killed
about 15,000 Soviet soldiers killed
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Konstantin_Chernenko
gptkb:Leonid_Brezhnev
gptkb:Mikhail_Gorbachev
gptkb:Yuri_Andropov
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Soviet–Afghan_War
gptkbp:endDate February 1989
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Soviet occupation of Afghanistan
gptkbp:legacy rise of Taliban
destabilization of Afghanistan
impact on Soviet Union collapse
increased Islamic militancy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Siege_of_Khost
gptkb:Battle_of_Jalalabad
gptkb:Battle_of_Khost
Panjshir offensives
gptkbp:occupyingPower gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Islamic_Unity_of_Afghanistan_Mujahideen
gptkb:China
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Afghan_mujahideen
gptkbp:refugees over 5 million Afghans displaced
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Geneva_Accords_(1988)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Afghan_Civil_War_(1989–1992)
gptkb:Operation_Cyclone
gptkbp:result Soviet withdrawal
collapse of Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
gptkbp:startDate December 1979
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Soviet_military_occupation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8