On December 27, 1979, Soviet Spetsnaz units launched Operation Storm-333, storming the Tajbeg Palace and assassinating Afghan leader Hafizullah Amin — marking the true beginning of the Soviet-Afghan ...
In December 1979, the Soviet Union launched a covert operation that would ignite one of the Cold War’s most consequential conflicts. Under the cover of “international assistance,” tens of thousands of ...
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