Afghanistan ↔ Soviet Union

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Afghanistan and the Soviet Union are linked by their direct military involvement in the Soviet-Afghan War as described in [1], which ultimately concluded with the withdrawal of Soviet troops from the region as noted in [2].

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Consequences of the Russia-Ukraine War and the Changing Face ... rand.org RAND Corporation 2 facts

referenceThe Soviet-Afghan War (1979–1989) involved the Soviet Union and Afghanistan.

referenceMeredith Reid Sarkees and Frank Wayman documented a list of historical conflicts and their major participants in their 2010 book 'Resort to War: 1816–2007', including the Crimean War (1853–1856, France/Great Britain/Ottoman Empire/Russia), the Lopez War (1864–1870, Argentina/Brazil/Paraguay/Uruguay), the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878, Russia/Ottoman Empire), the Boer War (1899–1902, Great Britain/Boers), the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905, Japan/Russia), the Russo-Polish War (1919–1921, Poland/Soviet Union), the Italo-Ethiopian War (1935–1936, Ethiopia/Italy), the Korean War (1950–1953, United States/North Korea/China/South Korea), the Vietnam War (1965–1975, United States/South Vietnam/North Vietnam), the Sino-Vietnamese War (1979–1987, Vietnam/China), the Soviet-Afghan War (1979–1989, Soviet Union/Afghanistan), and the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988, Iran/Iraq).

Iran at a Historical Crossroads - E-International Relations e-ir.info E-International Relations 1 fact

referenceThe Hoover Institution notes that the Soviet Union's grand strategy collapsed "with a whimper, as the Soviet system imploded under its own contradictions" in the late 1980s, leading to the disintegration of the Warsaw Pact and the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan.