The Soviet Union in Afghanistan: Benefits and Costs.

Abstract

This memorandum examines Soviet objectives in Afghanistan and gauges Soviet success in achieving these objectives and the cost that is involved. The author finds that Soviet policy in Afghanistan has so far been a success. Soviet objectives--to keep Afghanistan out of the Western orbit, to use the country to legitimize Soviet concern with Asia, to demonstrate the need for Soviet friendship--have now largely been realized. The Soviet Union has gained a long cultivated and hard won place in Afghanistan. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 12, 1980
Accession Number
ADA089123

Entities

People

  • Shirin Tahir-kheli

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Foreign Aid
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Instructors
  • International Relations
  • Military Equipment
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Science
  • Security
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.

Technology Areas

  • Space