In 1979, using the Brezhnev Doctrine as an excuse, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan to support a new Communist government. The Soviets took control of the major cities but they were not able to wipe out resistance in the countryside. The invasion of Afghanistan led to a collapse of détente with the United States. The Soviets had more soldiers and better weapons than the Afghans. The United States gave the Afghan rebeks military and economic …showed first 75 words of 564 total…

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