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Soviet-Afghan War begins as Soviet forces invade and occupy important locations throughout Afghanistan

Year: 1979 to 1989

Geographical Region(s): Eastern Europe South-Central Asia 

Category: International Relations and Warfare

Associated Nation(s): Afghanistan U.S.S.R. Russia

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(Origins Image): Title: "Coming out of Afghanistan"
Details: Pullout of Soviet troops from Afghanistan. 1988
From Article: Conflict Termination: How to End -- and Not to End -- Insurgencies

(Origins Article): Conflict Termination: How to End—and Not to End—Insurgencies
A vast majority of Americans, according to recent polling, want an end to the Iraq war. The question, however, is how to end it. In this issue Professor Joe Guilmartin examines the 'endgame' of several 20th century conflicts to see what lessons we might learn.