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The '''Soviet-Afghan War (1978–92)''' was a civil war in [[Afghanistan]] that matched the [[Soviet Union]] and its Afghan allies against a coalition of anti-Communist groups called the [[Mujahideen]], supported from the outside by the United States, [[Pakistan]], and [[Saudi Arabia]]. The war ended the [[Détente]] period of the [[Cold War]], and resulted in a humiliating defeat for the Soviets, who pulled out in 1989, and for their clients who were overthrown in 1992.
The '''Soviet-Afghan War (1978–92)''' was a war in [[Afghanistan]] that matched the [[Soviet Union]] and its Afghan allies against a coalition of anti-Communist groups called the [[Mujahideen]], supported from the outside by the United States, [[Pakistan]], and [[Saudi Arabia]]. The war ended the [[Détente]] period of the [[Cold War]], and resulted in a humiliating defeat for the Soviets, who pulled out in 1989, and for their clients who were overthrown in 1992.
[[File:Afghan-war.jpg|thumb|460px]]
[[File:Afghan-war.jpg|thumb|460px]]
==Origins==
==Origins==