Why did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan?

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Xanadont · Answer 1 · 2020-01-27T07:17:53+0000

In December 1979, in the midst of the Cold War, the Soviet 40th Army invaded Afghanistan in order to prop up the communist government of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) against a growing insurgency.

Why did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan?

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