Free to follow every thread. No paywall, no dead ends.
Conflicts in 1979: stories to listen to | HearLore
— Curated category —
Conflicts in 1979
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.
Soviet–Afghan WarIn 1893, British civil servant Mortimer Durand drew a line across the Pamir Mountains that would haunt Afghanistan for over a century.
Sino-Vietnamese WarOn the 17th of February 1979, a People's Liberation Army force of about 200,000 troops entered northern Vietnam. This marked the PLA's first major combat…