Afghan War 1979-1989
Provides links for information related to the war 1979 -1989, a discussion forum and guestbook. In English and Russian.
Afghanistan: Crossroads of Conflict
A report published in The Atlantic in May 1980, focusing on the Marxist revolution and Soviet intervention.
Afghanistan: War Without End?
Experts discuss the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and the U.S. reaction to heightened tensions in the region in december 1985. Transcript of News Hour with Jim Lehrer.
Compound War Case Study: The Soviets in Afghanista
A study by Robert F. Baumann.
Country in Conflict
Experts discuss the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan and US backing for the resistance fighters. Transcript of News Hour with Jim Lehrer on November 17, 1983.
Final Retreat?
A discussion on the Soviet pull-out. A transcript of PBS news transmitted on February 9, 1989.
National Security Archive: Afghanistan - Lessons f
Translations of original Soviet documents and US evaluations of the situation, with commentary.
National Security Archive: Afghanistan Collection
Information on a microfiche collection on Afghanistan 1973-1990, with order address.
Night Stalkers and Mean Streets: Afghan Urban Guer
An excerpt from "The Other Side of the Mountain" by Ali A. Jalali and Lester W. Grau, containing interviews with Mujahideen guerillas.
Silent Soldier and The Bear Trap
Two books by Brigadier Mohammad Yousaf about the recent wars in Afghanistan, mostly from a Pakistani viewpoint. Full text is online in English, Urdu and Farsi.
Soviet Aircraft Losses in the 1979-1989 Afghan War
List of aircraft and servicemen, with pictures and maps.
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
A historical look at the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan, 1979-1989.
The Dreaded Devil's Spiral: Treaties and Even
Mir Hekmatullah Sadat explains Afghan-Soviet relations from Afghanistan's independence until the soviet occupation. With pictures and chronology.
The Soviet Union and Afghanistan, 1978-1989
Documents from the Russian and East German Archives, presented by the "Cold War International History Project", Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
The Soviet-Afghan War - How a Superpower Fought an
The Russian General Staff's study of the war, translated and edited by Lester W. Grau and Michael A. Gress, is presented. Includes online-text of introduction, editor preface and foreword [html and pdf].