Author profile: Uday Rai Mehra

Why Did the Soviet Union Invade Afghanistan in 1979?

Uday Rai Mehra • Oct 9 2014 • Essays

The USSR’s invasion of Afghanistan was the result of an intertwined set of concerns and interests within Moscow, rather than socialist internationalism or prestige.

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