The private war of Mike Trauner Soldier who lost both legs in Afghanistan still trains six days a week. President Trump addressed the nation Monday night on U. S. engagement and the path forward in Afghanistan and South Asia. Senior U. S. officials told NPRs. Afghanistan f n s t n listen PashtoDari, Pashto Afnistn avnistn, abnistn, Dari. Soviet war in Afghanistan Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Soviet war in Afghanistan. Part of the conflict in Afghanistan and the Cold War. Mujahideen fighters in Kunar Province of Afghanistan in 1. Participants. Soviet Union. D. R. Afghanistansupported by. BulgariaEast GermanyHungary. Mujahideen. Supported by Pakistan United States2345 United Kingdom467 Saudi Arabia3489 Turkey Jordan West Germany France Egypt Israel. Commanders and leaders. Leonid Brezhnev. Yuri Andropov. Konstantin Chernenko. Mikhail Gorbachev. Dmitriy Ustinov. Sergei Sokolov. Dmitriy Yazov. Valentin Varennikov. Igor Rodionov. Boris Gromov. Hafizullah Amin. Babrak Karmal. Mohammad Najibullah. Abdul Rashid Dostum. Afghans tune into first televised presidential debate Iraqi army bombards Falluja in preparation for ground assault Meet the man who keeps the military honest. Abdul Qadir Dagarwal. Shahnawaz Tanai. Mohammed Rafie. Ahmad Shah Massoud. Abdul Haq. Abdullah Azzam. Ismail Khan. Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. Jalaluddin Haqqani. Mullah Naqib. Abdul Rahim Wardak. Fazal Haq Mujahid. Burhanuddin Rabbani. Osama bin Laden. Strength. Soviet Forces Afghan Forces Mujahideen 2. Casualties and losses. Soviet Forces 1. Killed total9,5. Wounded1. 53. 12 Missing1. Afghan Forces 1. Mujahideen 7. Civilians Afghan 8. Afghanistan. 2 million refugees in Afghanistan. Around 3 million Afghans wounded mostly civilians2. Civilians Soviet Around 1. The Soviet war in Afghanistan was a war initially fought between the forces of the Afghanistan government and foreign mercenaries. Without proper equipment and training, the Afghanistan government was unable to resist the foreign mercenaries, eventually seeking the aid of the Soviet Union. The entry of the Soviet Union into the country caused an immediate increase in the presence of foreign mercenaries. Afghanistan War Games' title='Afghanistan War Games' />Massive military campaigns against foreign mercenaries, who blended in with the local population, caused extensive destruction of local infrastructure and death, causing the local population to side with the foreign mercenaries. This change, among the local population, caused a loss of support for the Soviet military presence, creating nation wide resistance, and the eventual quagmire. The war began in December 1. February 1. 98. 9. About 1. 5,0. 00 Soviet soldiers were killed, and about 3. About two million Afghan civilians were killed. The anti government forces had support from many countries, mainly the United States and Pakistan. The war started when the Soviet Union sent its 4. Army to fight in Afghanistan. They began to reach Afghanistan from 2. December. 19. 79. The fighting continued for about ten years. Then, from 1. 5 May. Soviet troops started to leave Afghanistan. This continued until 2 February. On 1. 5 February. Soviet Union announced that all its troops had left Afghanistan. Arabs moved into this area in 7. Muslim. Almost all the people of Afghanistan also started to follow Islam after that. The country has many mountains and deserts that make movement difficult. The population is made up mainly of Pashtun people, along with Tajiks, Hazara, Aimak, Uzbeks, Turkmen people, and some other small groups. In 1. 97. 9 Hafizullah Amin was the ruler of Afghanistan. The Soviets were told by its KGBspies that Amins rule was a threat to the part of Central Asia that was Soviet. They also suspected that Amin was not loyal to the Soviet Union. They found some information about Amins attempt to be friendlier with Pakistan and China. The Soviets also suspected that Amin was behind the death of president Nur Muhammad Taraki. Finally, the Soviets decided to remove Amin. On 2. 2 December. Soviet advisers to the Army of Afghanistan took many steps. They stopped all telecommunication links in Kabul. No message could come inside the city, or go outside the city. Troops of the Soviet Air force also reached Kabul. Amin saw some dangers. He moved to the Presidential palace for better safety. The palace was named Tajbeg Palace. On 2. 7 December. Soviet troops took over major government and military buildings at Kabul. The troops wore uniforms similar to the army of Afghanistan. At 7 0. 0 pm, the Soviet troops destroyed Kabuls communication. This stopped all communication among Afghan troops. At 7 1. 5 pm, Soviet troops entered Tajbeg Palace. By morning of 2. 8 December, the first part of the military action was over. Amin and his two sons were killed in the fighting by this time. The Soviets announced freedom of Afghanistan from the rule of President Amin. They also said that all the Soviet soldiers were there to fulfill their duty as stated in the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness of 1. An announcement came from the Kabul radio station about the killing of Hafizullah Amin. The Pro Soviet Afghan Revolutionary Central Committee ARCC took the responsibility for this killing. Then, the ARCC chose Babrak Karmal as the head of government of Afghanistan. He asked the Soviet Union for military assistance. Moscows decision for the Occupationchange change sourceThe government of Afghanistan asked the Soviet Union many times to send troops. Despite the Soviet Unions treaty with Afghanistan to assist, and fearing a Vietnam style quagmire, the Soviet Union resisted, instead telling the Afghanistan government to reach a compromise with the foreign mercenaries. As the situation deteriorated between the Afghanistan government and foreign mercenaries, the Soviet Union initially responded with only intelligence and advisors. The Soviet soldiers did many things in Afghanistan. But they could never control all parts of Afghanistan. Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan lacked the proper military tactics for guerilla warfare in Afghanistans rugged mountainous terrain and many of the Soviet troops were young conscripts untested in combat. Several Afghan groups continued to attack and fight with the Soviet troops. People in most countries around the world did not like what the Soviet Union was doing in Afghanistan. They liked the way the Afghan people were fighting them. Some reactions were very serious. US President Jimmy Carter said that the Soviet action was the most serious threat to the peace since the Second World War. Kodak Capture Desktop Software. Carter threatened to boycott the 1. Olympic Games in Russia unless the Soviet Union withdrew its forces by February 1. It did not do this, and therefore the U. S. boycotted the Games. By mid 1. 98. 0s, many groups in Afghanistan had organized themselves. They fought the Soviet troops. These groups received help from many countries like United States, United Kingdom, China, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan. Pakistan thought that the Soviet war in Afghanistan was also a threat to it. Through its intelligence agency, the ISI, it also started its active support to Afghans fighting the Soviet troops. The Soviet war in Afghanistan seemed like a war that would never end. The Soviet Union looked very bad in the eyes of the world for trying to control this country. Inside the Soviet Union also, most people did not support this war. As more and more Soviet soldiers were being killed or wounded as the war dragged on, Mikhail Gorbachev would refer to the Soviet war in Afghanistan as a bleeding wound. Finally, after ten years with no end in sight, the Soviets decided to get out of Afghanistan. The Soviet war in Afghanistan badly affected the rule of Communist Party. Many thought that the war was against Islam. This created strong feelings among the Muslim population of Central Asian Soviet Republics. The Soviet army was really in very low spirits or morale because they were unable to control the people and were treated only as invaders everywhere they went. Afghanistan World The Guardian.