Soviet-Afghan War ( ) Rosalie Terry Justice Hower Jen Felegi Jeremy Vital Rosalie Terry Justice Hower Jen Felegi Jeremy Vital Erin Loy Keith Eshleman Ande Olson

Combatants and Allies  Afghan Guerillas (Mujahideen)  US  China  Saudi-Arabia  Soviet Union  Afghan Government  Afghan Guerillas (Mujahideen)  US  China  Saudi-Arabia  Soviet Union  Afghan Government

Causes  People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA)  Interests threatened cultural traditions and caused resistance from Mujahideen (Guerilla warriors)  USSR gave Afghan government support against the guerillas  Spread of communism  People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA)  Interests threatened cultural traditions and caused resistance from Mujahideen (Guerilla warriors)  USSR gave Afghan government support against the guerillas  Spread of communism

Key People and Events  Haztizullah Amin  Prime Ministerof Afghanistan  Babrak Karmel took Amin’s place  Leonid Brezhnev  Soviet President  Mujahideen Guerillas  Osama bin Laden  Jimmy Carter  US President  Haztizullah Amin  Prime Ministerof Afghanistan  Babrak Karmel took Amin’s place  Leonid Brezhnev  Soviet President  Mujahideen Guerillas  Osama bin Laden  Jimmy Carter  US President  Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan  December 7, 1979  Afghan Resistance Movement  Mid-1980s  Olympic Boycott  nations refused to participate in the Olympics held in Moscow in protest of Soviet invasion on Afghanistan

Outcomes  Soviet Loss  Withdrawel of troops  Afghanistan divided into different sections of control  1 Million Afghans killed  Civil War continued in Afghanistan  Soviet Loss  Withdrawel of troops  Afghanistan divided into different sections of control  1 Million Afghans killed  Civil War continued in Afghanistan

Lessons of the War  Countries must not invade others with such limited info  Islam is a very strong religion that can motivate millions of people to a cause  Poor sanitary conditions led to the deaths of many soldiers  Conditions must be kept at a higher standard  Guerilla warfare is hard to control, no matter how technological the resistance to it may be  Countries must not invade others with such limited info  Islam is a very strong religion that can motivate millions of people to a cause  Poor sanitary conditions led to the deaths of many soldiers  Conditions must be kept at a higher standard  Guerilla warfare is hard to control, no matter how technological the resistance to it may be