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DEFINING MOMENTS
TROOPS LEAVE AFGHANISTA
Soviet tanks and troops leave Afghanistan following a
nine-year war in the Central Asian country, which had
started when Soviet troops first entered the country
in December 1979. The Soviets had a long military
history with Afghanistan, competing with Britain for
its territory in the 1800s. The Soviet involvement
heightened the tensions of the Cold War and
led to America secretly arming many of
the Afghan tribes.
1989
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