Northern Eurasia 34 years ago today: Soviet War in Afghanistan (24 May 1985) https://buff.ly/2HVSy5c In 1979, the Soviet Union intervened in Afghanistan to support its new communist government against Islamist rebels. The result was a costly nine year war which added resurgent Islam to Moscow’s long list of enemies. #northerneurasia #history #welovemaps #map #1980s #1985 #afghanistan #afghanistanwar #coldwar #may #may24 #sovietwarinafghanistan #sovietunion #ussr #russianhistory #maps #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #worldhistory #modernhistory #20thcentury #recenthistory #geopolitics #cartography #welovehistory #communism (at Kabul, Afghanistan) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bx1umT4AWQY/?igshid=1189jgauav5m















