Soviet–Afghan War
1979 CE – 1989 CE · 10 years
The Soviet Union's Vietnam — a decade-long occupation that killed over a million Afghans, hastened the collapse of the USSR, and gave rise to the Taliban and al-Qaeda.
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Belligerents
The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.
- Soviet Union
- Afghan Mujahideen
Key moments
Defining events in the Soviet–Afghan War.
- 1989 Battle of Jalalabad
- 1980–1985 Panjshir offensives
Elsewhere in South Asia at the time
Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.
Landmark · South Asia
Faisal Mosque
1986 CE – still standing
Polity · South Asia
India
Attested 1783 CE – 2026 CE
Conflict · South Asia
Sri Lankan Civil War
1983 CE – 2009 CE.jpeg/500px-Taj_Mahal_(Edited).jpeg)
Landmark · South Asia
Taj Mahal
1632 CE – still standing
Polity · South Asia
Afghanistan
Founded 1709 CE · attested to 2026 CEConflict · South Asia
Sri Lankan Tamil Insurgency
1976 CE – 1983 CE
Landmark · South Asia
Mount Everest
3000 BCE – still standing
Polity · South Asia
Nepal
Attested 1200 CE – 2026 CEDated moments inside this span
Events the timeline places between 1979 CE and 1989 CE.
And in the rest of the world
Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.
Image credits 8 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
- Soviet–Afghan War erwinlux · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Faisal Mosque Ali Mujtaba · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flag of India Government of India · Public domain
- Sri Lanka North Eastern Province locator map User:Jeroen · CC BY-SA 2.5
- Taj Mahal Yann; edited by Jim Carter · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flag of the Taliban Original: Taliban Vector: Lexicon · Public domain
- Mount Everest Rdevany · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Emblem of Nepal Biplab Anand · CC BY-SA 4.0
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