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

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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 as part of an agreement brokered under the Geneva Accords. In total, 115,000 Soviet soldiers were involved in the occupation.

The Soviet Afghan War began in 1979 when Soviet forces invaded to...

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