IF YOU FORGET HISTORY...YOU WILL LIVE IT AGAIN....

The Soviet war in Afghanistan lasted over nine years from December 1979 to February 1989. Part of the Cold War, it was fought between Soviet-led Afghan forces against multi-national insurgent groups called the Mujahideen, mostly composed of two alliances – thePeshawar Seven and the Tehran Eight. The Peshawar Seven insurgents received military training in neighboring Pakistan and China,  as well as weapons and billions of dollars from the United States, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, and other countries. The Shia groups of the Tehran Eight alliance received support from the Islamic Republic of Iran. Early in the rule of the PDPA government, the Maoist Afghanistan Liberation Organization also played a significant role in opposition, but its major force was defeated by late 1979, prior to the Soviet intervention. The decade-long war resulted in the death of 850,000–1.5 million civilians as well as causing millions of Afghans to flee the country, mostly to Pakistan and Iran.

SOVIET LOSSES: 14,453 Killed (total) and 53,753 Wounded

The first half of the Soviet contingent was withdrawn from May 15 to August 16, 1988 and the second from November 15 to February 15, 1989. In order to ensure a safe passage the Soviets had negotiated ceasefires with local mujahideen commanders, so the withdrawal was generally executed peacefully,

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This should have been expected. Everywhere the force for good withdraws, evil emerges. This is the legacy of the Obama presidency. “The spread of evil is the symptom of a vacuum. Whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be no compromise on basic principles.” (Ayn Rand).  We will pay an incalcuable price for our withdrawal from the fight for freedom and against savagery.  Islamic State backers emerge in Afghanistan, ex-Guantanamo inmate reportedly recruiting,” January 20, 2015, FoxNews.com

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JUST IN CASE YOU FORGOT....WE TOLD YOU SO!!!!!!