the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military conflict
gptkbp:antiSubmarineWarfare the_Afghan_government
gptkbp:causedBy Afghan civil war
gptkbp:conflict the late 20th century.
gptkbp:criticism gptkb:United_Nations
human rights violations
gptkbp:depicts films and literature
gptkbp:electronic_warfare insurgents
gptkbp:engagements NATO_countries
gptkbp:finish February 15, 1989
gptkbp:followedBy Taliban_takeover
gptkbp:foundedIn December 24, 1979
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gptkbp:influenced geopolitical interests
Cold_War_dynamics
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Afghanistan
gptkb:Soviet_Union
air strikes
chemical weapons use
over 100,000 Soviet troops
gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for Soviet_military_strategy
gptkbp:is_a_source_of regional instability
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of documentaries
academic studies
political debate
gptkbp:is_characterized_by guerrilla warfare
urban warfare
gptkbp:is_part_of Soviet_expansionism
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Communist_Party_of_Afghanistan
gptkbp:keyEvent Afghan-Soviet_relations
gptkbp:led_to refugee crisis
Mujahideen resistance
increased_military_aid_to_Mujahideen
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:China
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:resultedIn significant casualties
Soviet_withdrawal
gptkbp:significantEvent 20th century history
Afghan_history
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for Islamic_extremism
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in the_dissolution_of_the_Soviet_Union
the_rise_of_the_Taliban
the_Cold_War's_end
the_rise_of_anti-Soviet_sentiment
gptkbp:was_a_response_to the 1978 Saur Revolution
internal_conflict_in_Afghanistan
gptkbp:was_a_result_of the Brezhnev Doctrine
gptkbp:was_marked_by Operation Storm-333
international protests