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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 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.

==Origins==

==Origins==

The world was stunned in 1979 when the Soviets sent their army into Afghanistan, which had always been neutral and uninvolved.<ref> Christian Ostermann, “CWIHP Conference Report: New Evidence on the 1979-1989 War in Afghanistan.  “ (May 20 20020 [http://lists101.his.com/pipermail/intelforum/2002-May/006251.html online]</ref>  

The world was stunned in 1979 when the Soviets sent their army into Afghanistan, which had always been neutral and uninvolved.<ref> Christian Ostermann, “CWIHP Conference Report: New Evidence on the 1979-1989 War in Afghanistan.  “ (May 20 20020 [http://lists101.his.com/pipermail/intelforum/2002-May/006251.html online]</ref>