The Soviet Union faced a serious foreign-policy crisis in Afghanistan.
How did the Soviet Union affect Afghanistan?
The 1979 invasion triggered a brutal, nine-year civil war and contributed significantly to the USSR's later collapse. On Christmas Eve 1979, the Soviet Union began an invasion of Afghanistan, it's Central Asian neighbor to the south. First, it air-dropped elite troops into principal Afghan cities.
Why did the Soviet Union attack Afghanistan?
The Soviet Union also believed that the hostile behavior of Afghanistan against Pakistan and Iran could alienate Afghanistan from the west, and Afghanistan would be forced into a closer relationship with the Soviet Union.
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