afghanistan soviet war

1978 civil war broke out in afghanistan between rebels and communist government

ussr invaded afghanistan to help

ussr found itself in an unwinnable war

it had to fight in mountainous terrain against mujahideen

ussr used the brezhnev doctrine to justify the invasion

brezhnev doctrine: ussr will intervene with any any country where communism is under threat

the brezhnev doctrine strengthened ussrs control over its satellite states

15000 soviet troops killed

huge amount of money gone to waste

soviet afghan war led to loss of public support for communism in ussr

soviet people angry at falling living standards due to spending in afghanistan

war undermined…