War in Afghanistan (1979–1989)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/War_in_Afghanistan_(1979–1989)

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:war
gptkbp:aftermath	gptkb:Afghan_Civil_War_(1989–1992) rise of Taliban destabilization of Afghanistan
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Soviet–Afghan_War
gptkbp:casualties	over 1 million Afghan civilians killed
gptkbp:cause	gptkb:Soviet_intervention_in_Afghanistan
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Soviet_Union gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_Afghanistan gptkb:Mujahideen China (support) Pakistan (support) Saudi Arabia (support) United States (support)
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:war
gptkbp:endDate	1989
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	War in Afghanistan (1979–1989)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkbp:mediaType	film 'Charlie Wilson's War' book 'Ghost Wars' by Steve Coll film 'The Beast of War'
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Leonid_Brezhnev gptkb:Mikhail_Gorbachev gptkb:Babrak_Karmal gptkb:Ahmad_Shah_Massoud gptkb:Gulbuddin_Hekmatyar
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:refugees	over 5 million Afghans displaced
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Operation_Cyclone gptkb:Afghan_resistance Islamic fundamentalism Soviet–Afghan relations Al-Qaeda origins CIA involvement in Afghanistan
gptkbp:result	Mujahideen victory Soviet withdrawal collapse of Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
gptkbp:significantEvent	gptkb:Soviet_withdrawal_(1989) gptkb:Battle_of_Jalalabad gptkb:Operation_Storm-333
gptkbp:startDate	1979
gptkbp:treaty	gptkb:Geneva_Accords_(1988)
gptkbp:UNResolution	gptkb:United_Nations_General_Assembly_Resolution_ES-6/2
gptkbp:weapon	gptkb:Stinger_missile gptkb:Mi-24_Hind_helicopter gptkb:AK-47 gptkb:RPG-7 T-55 tank BM-21 Grad rocket launcher
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Ту-22М3
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6