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The Forgotten Reason How the Soviet Union Died
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Soviet Failure in Afghanistan Was Very Different From American Failure
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Quagmire: Even the Soviet Union Could Not Win a War in Afghanistan
The Soviets tried to seize and hold the vast and rugged country of Afghanistan but insurgents doomed their mission.
Key point: Foreign wars far from home against local insurgents is a terrible conflict to fight. Here is how Moscow had its very own Vietnam.
In late 1979, the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was torn apart by a civil war pitting the weak Communist government of Hafizullah Amin against several moderate and fundamentalist Muslim rebel armies. The war had been brought about by Amin’s incompetence and corruption, his vicious program of political repression, the massacre of entire village populations, and a ham-handed agrarian “reform” program that disenfranchised tribal leaders. Fearing that Amin would be defeated and replaced by a government of Muslim fundamentalists or even worse pro-American intellectuals, the Soviet Union launched an invasion on Christmas Eve aimed at removing Amin and repla
The expensive and foolish war was the Kremlin’s own Vietnam.
Key Point: Big powers have difficulties fighting insurgencies in rugged terrain. Here is how the Soviets were defeated, foreshadowing American difficulties a few decades later.
In late 1979, the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan was torn apart by a civil war pitting the weak Communist government of Hafizullah Amin against several moderate and fundamentalist Muslim rebel armies. The war had been brought about by Amin’s incompetence and corruption, his vicious program of political repression, the massacre of entire village populations, and a ham-handed agrarian “reform” program that disenfranchised tribal leaders. Fearing that Amin would be defeated and replaced by a government of Muslim fundamentalists or even worse pro-American intellectuals, the Soviet Union launched an invasion on Christmas Eve aimed at removing Amin and replacing him with a more reliable strongman.