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A Soviet tank with soldiers rides down a rural road past buildings and a group of civilians during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979.
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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Afghan-Soviet War 1979 - 89. Oct 09, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Children of war: the real casualties of the Afghan conflict. Aug 30, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Children of war: the real casualties of the Afghan conflict. Aug 30, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Washington - The Afghanistan war and the breakdown of the Soviet Union (PDF). Apr 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - "The United States and the Soviet-Afghan War, 1979-1989" (PDF). Jan 18, 2025
Add new Web site: Human Rights Watch - Backgrounder on Afghanistan: History of the War. Nov 22, 2024
Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Afghan-Soviet War 1979 - 89. May 24, 2023
Corrected display issue. Aug 18, 2021
Updated discussion of the legacy of the conflict on recent events. Nov 14, 2018
"Mohammad Najibullah" changed to "Najibullah." Dec 07, 2016
Changed "al-Qāʿidah" to "al-Qaeda." Jul 15, 2010
Photos of Soviet forces, Tora Bora bombing, and refugees added. Jan 13, 2010
Media added. Feb 25, 2009
Article revised. Sep 27, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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