The US Response to theSoviet Invasion of Afgenistaen

Kyle Persau Ethan Wills Jeff ‘Bucky’ Morris Mike Russo

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United States should respond if a strong country invaded a weaker one? #HIB

Afg.

Afg.

Who• Afganinistan gov’t +

The Soviet Union

vs.

• Mujahedeen (Afgani Freedom Fighters) and the United States, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia

Afg.

When

• December 25, 1979 - 1989

Where

• Afganistad

Rising Action in مجالدخيلالمية

• 1967 – The People’s Democratic Party of Aphganistan (PDPA) separated into two factions: • Khalq – Marxist• Parcham – Socialist

• April 27, 1978 – PDPA overthrows monarchy• Khalq Leader, Muhammad Taraki, becomes president• Affganistan renamed the Democratic Republic of

Afgganistan• Islamic Extremist movement in Eastern Afganasten spreads

throughout country• September 14, 1979 – Taraki assassinated (pillow)

HafizullahAmin

MuhammadTaraki

COMMUNIST

• Replaced by Hafizullah Amin• Assassinated December 27, 1979 (head shot)

IT’S A NO-BRAINER!

Rising Action – United States and The Soviet UnionUnited States• Adolph ‘Spike’ Dubs

• Ambassador – murdered• Ended SALT II talksSoviet Union• December 5, 1978 – Soviet-Afganite

Friendship Treaty• March 1979 – Soviet beings sending massive

amounts of aid in the form of military advisors and soldiers

• December 12, 1979 – Soviet government decides to invade• Wanted to counter the US alliance with Pakistan• Trade possibilities and access to Gulf oil.

• Begins Soviet-Afghan War

Soviet Occupation

• Replaced Amin with Babrak Karmal• Backed by Soviets

• 1982 – United Nations General Assembly calls for Soviet withdrawal

• 1985 – Mikhail Gorbachev wants to end war• Sends more troops, leads to bloodiest

year of war• 1986 – Karmal is replaced by Mohammad

Najibullah• 1988 – The DRA, USSR, US and Pakistan

sign peace accords and the Soviets begin pulling out troops.

Babrak Karmal

Mikhail Gorbachev

Mohammad Najibullah

US Response

• Military Aid:• Trained rebels in Pakistan• Financial Aid - $600 million a year• Supplied weapons to Anticommunists in

Afganistam (including the Mujahedeen and Taliban)

• Gave military advice• Occasionally led Mujahedeen offensive• Gave Anti-aircraft missiles

• 1980 Summer Olympics• In Moscow - Boycotted

• Banned the export of grain to Soviet Union

US Presidents• Jimmy Carter (‘77-’81)• Boycotted ‘80 Olympics

in Moscow

• Ronald Reagan (‘81-’89)• Operation Cyclone • Deployed CIA to train

Mujahedeen

Jimmy Carter

Ronald Reagan

Charlie Wilson

• Charlie Wilson• Texas Representative• House Appropriations

Subcommittee of Defense• Convinced Congress to send large

amounts of money to fund CIA’s support of the Mujahedeen

He does not look happy

Effects• Civil War between Najibullah and

the Mujahedeen in Afgnistin• Soviet losses included:• 451 aircraft (includes 333

helicopters)• 147 tanks• 620,000 soldier casualties

• Lots of death in Afganaland• Civilian and soldiers

Afganinies commemorating Mujahedeen Victory Day.

Political Cartoons• Complete political cartoon paper

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Video

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• "Soviet invasion of Afghanistan".  Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online.Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. 28 May. 2012<http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1499983/Soviet-invasion-of-Afghanistan>.

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