【ｓｏｖｉｅｔ　ｗａｖｅ】Afghan

The Soviet–Afghan War was a nine-year period when the Soviet Union tried to maintain the Marxist-Leninist government in Afghanistan, namely the Afghan People’s Democratic Party, against the Afghan mujahideen who wanted to overthrow the government. The Soviet Union supported the Afghan government, while the mujahideen received support from many countries, including the United States and Pakistan. Soviet Union troops first entered Afghanistan on December 25, 1979, and the last troop withdrawal occurred on February 2, 1989. The Soviet Union then announced that all of their troops had been withdrawn from Afghanistan on February 15, 1989. Due to the high costs and waste Despite this conflict, the Soviet–Afghan War is often referred to as the “Vietnam War of the Soviet Union“.[1]