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1979 in the Soviet Union | HearLore
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1979 in the Soviet Union
Operation Storm-333In September 1979, Nur Muhammad Taraki was deposed by Hafizullah Amin. This event marked the beginning of a sharp decline in Afghan-Soviet relations.
Strategic Arms Limitation TalksThe Strategic Arms Limitation Talks began in Helsinki on the 17th of November 1969. Gerard C. Smith led the American delegation as director of the Arms…
Soviet–Afghan WarIn 1893, British civil servant Mortimer Durand drew a line across the Pamir Mountains that would haunt Afghanistan for over a century.