Word: afghanistan
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Nearly seven years after the Soviet Union sent 80,000 troops into Afghanistan to install a more compliant puppet regime in the capital of Kabul, fighting throughout the country, though still indecisive, has grown more intense than ever. A few months ago, heavy Soviet offenses had pushed the resistance to the brink of collapse. Recently, however, the anti-Communist mujahedin rebels have struck back with some of their most punishing assaults...
Responding to a protester's comparison of the Soviet military presence in Afghanistan to Hitler's invasion of Russia, a top Kremlin official yesterday defended his country's role in that nation...
...Soviet invasion of Afghanistan is no different than Hitler's invasion of Russia, Brockunier announced to a group of several members of the audience and the press who gathered at the lecture podium to talk with Gerasimov...
...civil war," said Gerasimov, who was visibly disturbed by Brockunier's charge. Explaining the Soviet presence in Afghanistan, the official said, "We don't want this revolution to fail...
Throughout the question-and-answer portion ofhis talk, Gerasimov emphasized his country'sdesire to eventually leave Afghanistan. "We don'twant to be there forever. We don't want our boysto be killed...