Afghanistan–Soviet Union relations

1979–1989 war between the Soviet Union and Afghan insurgents

international airport serving Kabul, Afghanistan

road tunnel in northern Afghanistan

Interkosmos () was an international Soviet space program designed to promote cooperation among socialist countries in space exploration and research. Formed in April 1967 in Moscow, it was led by the Soviet Union and primarily involved allied or friendly countries from the Eastern Bloc and Non-Aligned Movement, which were provided training and technical support with crewed and uncrewed space missions.

civil war in Afghanistan between 1989–1992

military base in Parwan Province, Afghanistan

1979 Soviet assassination of Afghan leader Hafizullah Amin

road–rail bridge bridge betwenn Afghanistan and Uzbekistan

road in Central Asia

The '''''Khadamat-e Aetla'at-e Dawlati (Pashto/ literally "State Intelligence Agency", also known as "State Information Services" or "Committee of State Security"), better known by the acronym KhAD', was the agency in charge of internal security, foreign intelligence, counter-intelligence and the secret police of the former Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

archaeological site

final phase of the Soviet–Afghan War

1988 Soviet crewed spaceflight to Mir

United Nations Security Council resolution

agreement that ended Afghan-Soviet war and Soviet troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

United Nations Security Council resolution

United Nations Security Council resolution

dam in Afghanistan

military airbase in Herat, Afghanistan

airport in Afghanistan

armed rebellion by Soviet and Afghan security forces against Pakistani- and American-backed Afghan mujahideen forces

The Wazarat-e Amaniat-e Dowlati (literally "Ministry of State Security") or WAD, is a former intelligence agency of the former Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, which succeeded KHAD. The WAD was disbanded in 1992 before the start of the 2nd Afghan Civil War. Despite the name change, most of the rank and file are dominated by Parchamis.

former mission

maximum security prison located in Kabul, Afghanistan

rebellion in Afghanistan

road in Afghanistan

dam in Afghanistan

airport in Afghanistan

dam in Andar District, Ghazni, Afghanistan

Soviet military action

Shuravi, shouravi, or shurwi (, ) is the Persian term for the word "Soviet" or just "Soviet Union", it has been derived from the word shura (), a word of Arabic origin meaning "council".

former Ponizovsky mansion, now building of the Embassy of Afghanistan in Moscow, Russia

road in Afghanistan