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  1. On This Day: May 15, 1988 - Soviet Army Began Withdrawal From Afghanistan After 8 Year Occupation

    On This Day: May 15, 1988 - Soviet Army Began Withdrawal From Afghanistan After 8 Year Occupation

    On this day May 15, 1988, the Soviet Union officially began withdrawing its military forces from Afghanistan, ending more than eight years of occupation in one of the most brutal and costly conflicts of the Cold War. The withdrawal started with the first wave of Soviet troops leaving the country...
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    On This Day: February 15, 1989 The Soviet Union Announced the Withdrawal of Troops from Afghanistan

    Pete has published a news story: On This Day: February 15, 1989 The Soviet Union Announced the Withdrawal of Troops from Afghanistan. Read the full story here...
  3. On This Day: February 15, 1989 The Soviet Union Announced the Withdrawal of Troops from Afghanistan

    On This Day: February 15, 1989 The Soviet Union Announced the Withdrawal of Troops from Afghanistan

    On this day, February 15, 1989, the Soviet Union officially announced that all of its troops had withdrawn from Afghanistan, marking the end of a nearly decade long military occupation. The Soviet invasion began in December 1979, with the goal of propping up Afghanistan’s communist government...
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