When did the Soviet Union attack Afghanistan? |
1978 1985 1980 1979 |
1979 |
Soviet attacked Afghanistan in 1979. Leonid Brezhnev, who led the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982, introduced the concept of the Asian Collective Security system and played a prominent role in the détente phase of Soviet-American relations. His leadership was marked by significant international events, including the suppression of a popular rebellion in Czechoslovakia and the controversial invasion of Afghanistan. |