Afganistan Flashcards
Invade the preseindatial palace
27th December presidential palace raided AMIN killed
How many troops
50 0000
USA Fund
20billion to fund mujahedeen
1987 us fund
650 million i
1991
200 million
Freedoom fighters
350000
stinger missiles
1986 –
500 stinger missiles, each set cots 38000
Salt 2
Dicuseed 1974
signed july 1979
Is blocked in congress due to invasion
War costs the USSR
50 billion
Invade afganisatn
24th-27th December 1979 –
USA millitrary aid
3.2 billion military aid
Shoot down soviet helicopters
87 soviet helicopters
Withdraw
15th February 1989- due to Glasnost
Death toll
15,000 Soviet soldiers
90000 mujahadeen
April 1978 coup
April 1978 – dictator other thrown in military coup, replaces by TARAKI
September 1979 coup
Conservatives and isamics oppose – September 1979 another coup and AMIN is leader