Soviet war in Afghanistan

The Soviet-Afghan war would go down in history as the Soviet Union’s “Vietnam war”, was an attempt by the Soviet Union to enforce the Brezhnev Doctrine—Which states that any country that becomes socialist, Moscow would never allow it to return to capitalist roots. This was the first time the Soviet Union had attacked any country outside of the Eastern bloc, and constituted worldwide condemnation. Among many major participants in this conflict, the United States would play an active yet…

physical and economical security. The United States entered wars in Korea, Vietnam and Afghanistan because they believed preventing the spread of Communism was necessary to protect the American people. However, the success of the wars did not dictate American success in the overall Cold War. Professor Brands suggested that American leaders rally the people against a singular enemy to focus foreign policy on one mission at a time. Once the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the United States needed…

that power is not abused, and that it does not do more harm than good. Irresponsible foreign intervention often brings about chaos and destruction. This can be seen during the Soviet Afghan war. In 1979, the USSR deployed the 40th Army in Afghanistan, staging a coup and installing Soviet loyalist Babrak Karmal. The Soviets received international backlash, both from the Islamic Conference, and the United Nations. Soon, Afghan insurgents began receiving aid and military training from the United…

Was the Afghanistan War an Intelligence Failure? Osama bin Laden and many of his key leaders relocated to Afghanistan from Sudan in 1996. They soon established headquarters and training camps in the country and began orchestrating operations from there Following the terrorist attacks of September 2001, the United States found itself at war with al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden’s international terrorist organization. In response to the terrorist attacks, and because al Qaeda utilized it as a base…

Charlie Wilson's War happens from 1979 to 1989 and recounts the narrative of how the greatest incognito operation in America happened. Charlie Wilson, a Texas congressman, who, with help, raised the required funds needed to give Afghanistan weapons that could help toss out the attacking Soviet Union powers. The movie is based on a true story and adheres to the facts and reasonably depicts the main character, Charlie Wilson, and the occasions that led to the independency of Afghanistan. Charlie…

Charlie Wilson’s War is based on the true story of the Operation Cyclone. Operation Cyclone lasted for a unyielding decade. The plan was to support and sustain the Afghan battle and mujahedeen (freedom fighters) as long as te Soviets intended to remain in conflict. In order to complete such dynamic task, the United States employed the help of the Pakistan Government. Pakistan’s Intelligence assets were able to provide channels and a means by which the United States could support the Afghan…

Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseni is a novel based on the last 3 decades of Afghan history. It is a chronicle of the volatile events of Afghanistan from the Soviet invasion to the reign of the Taliban to post- Taliban rebuilding that puts the nation through many adversities. This presentation focuses on the time period when the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is born, in September 1996, and the impacts of the Taliban rule after this. So a tiny recap for how the Taliban reign came to be.…

The cultural history of Afghanistan dates back over a span of two thousand years. One of its Infamous known facts is that it was a safe haven for the Taliban who were proud supporters of Al Qaeda. Throughout its time, Afghanistan has been a place of war between many factions and countries. These countries included Mongolia, Great Britain, Soviet Union, and the United States of America. Afghanistan had been through many different periods of war, thus, making it a melting pot of different ethnic…

Afghanistan is currently in a very rough situation. The Taliban ruled over Afghanistan amongst other countries in the Middle East, but recently the US kicked them out of power and they hid. Afghanistan is now being ruled by a president, but the government is very corrupt. The GDP per capita of Afghanistan is the highest out of all countries and remains a third world country. The people living in Afghanistan live in extreme poverty and are in fear of being bombed, shot, or murdered on a daily…

Aggressor in the Cold War The Cold War was a state of political and military tension after World War II primarily between the United States of America and the Soviet Union that lasted from 1947 to 1991. The Cold War was more about convincing other countries to turn Capitalist or Communist than fighting each other with weapons and items of mass destruction. However, the combat with weapons never really occurred in the United States of America or the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Most of the…