War Dates: 27 December, 1979 – 15 February, 1989
Military Strength:
Soviet: 118,000 (1985)
Mujahideen: 140 000(1985)
Casualties and losses:
Soviet: 13,310 Dead, 35,478 Wounded 311 Missing
Mujahideen:
unknown
Afghan Civilians: Estimates on civilian deaths vary at under 700,000 to over 2,000,000.
The Soviet War in Afghanistan, also known as the Soviet–Afghan War, was a nine-year conflict involving the Soviet Union, supporting the Marxist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan at their own request, against the Islamist Mujahideen Resistance.
The mujahideen found other support from a variety of sources including the United States, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and other Muslim nations through the context of the Cold War.
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