Afghanistan War (1978–1992)/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Afghanistan War (1978–1992).

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.