Impact of Afghanistan on USSR

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This mindmap shows points on the impact of Afghanistan on the USSr, and asks questions to make you wonder whether the invasion was even worth it..
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Mind Map by KittyG-S, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by KittyG-S over 11 years ago
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Impact of Afghanistan on USSR
  1. DEATH TOLL
    1. 15,000 Soviets killed 30,000 injured. Lots of casualties, the morale of the army is affected by this. What are we doing this for?
    2. 9 YEARS OF WAR
      1. USSR were involved with Afghanistan for 9 years attempting to help the communist government against Islamic fundamentalists. It's been a long time.
      2. AGREEMENT
        1. UN sponsored peace talks. USSR, Pakistan, Afghanistan & USA reached an agreement. In 1988 troops were removed from Afghanistan.
        2. OPPOSITION
          1. The USA led an international condemnation of the invasion
          2. ACHIEVEMENT
            1. In 1992 a hard-line Islamic fundamentalist government took over. The Taliban. So, did USR actually achieve anything by their invasion?
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