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The US Response to the Soviet Invasion of Afgenistaen Kyle Persau Ethan Wills Jeff ‘Bucky’ Morris Mike Russo
The US Response to theSoviet Invasion of Afgenistaen
Kyle Persau Ethan Wills Jeff ‘Bucky’ Morris Mike Russo
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• There is no ‘I’ in journal!• Gather in groups of one• Answer this question:• How do you think the
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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Works Cited• BBC News. "Timeline: Soviet War in Afghanistan." BBC News. Web. 28 May 2012.
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7883532.stm>.• CIA. "Predicting the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Intelligence Community's Record." Predicting the
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan: The Intelligence Community's Record â Central Intelligence ��Agency. Web. 28 May 2012. <https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/predicting-the-soviet-invasion-of-afghanistan-the-intelligence-communitys-record/predicting-the-soviet-invasion-of-afghanistan-the-intelligence-communitys-record.html>.
• Garland, Nicholas. "The British Cartoon Archive." Cartoon Item: 33758. Web. 28 May 2012. <http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/record/33758/zoom>.
• Garland, Nicholas. "The British Cartoon Archive." Cartoon Item: NG3881. Web. 28 May 2012. <http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/record/NG3881/zoom>.
• Jackson, Raymond. "The British Cartoon Archive." Cartoon Item: 23826. Web. 28 May 2012. <http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/record/23826/zoom>.
• Shaban, Sehrish. PBS. PBS. Web. 28 May 2012. <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/asia/afghanistan/soviet.html>.
• "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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