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Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan
Created by rtm on January 30, 2010, 9:02 am. Report this group | FAQ
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In December 1979 the Soviet Union sent troops into Afghanistan. Soviet officials stressed that this was on the basis of a request for "help" from the Afghanistan government, and an action designed to "save" the Afghan people from the rule of President Amin. However, observers around the world viewed the events differently and suggested a variety of alternative reasons for possible Soviet intervention in the Afghan Civil War.
The Soviet forces eventually withdrew in 1988, leaving behind them a country which had been anything but "saved". The cartoons in this group show how Western views of the Soviet-Afghan war developed and suggest links to other events of the period such as: detente, the Moscow Olympics, the Lebanon and US-Soviet peace negotiations.
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"Well, how about starting a war with Afghanistan?" Jak [Raymond Jackson]Evening Standard | The Hammer & Crescent Nicholas GarlandDaily Telegraph | No caption Nicholas GarlandSpectator | Hit and run driver Nicholas GarlandSunday Telegraph |
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Published caption: "I see your old treacherous tribal riff-raff, enemies of the British Raj, are now... Giles; Ronald Carl (1916-1995)Sunday Express | 'There's just no competition in some events, anyway.' Mac [Stan McMurtry]Daily Mail | "Oh push off! This isn't secondary picketing, we're just putting our point of view!" Nicholas GarlandDaily Telegraph | The Good Old Days Nicholas GarlandSunday Telegraph |
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"Any more A's before we start on the B's?" Keith WaiteDaily Mirror | "The gopak has no fixed pattern of steps. Men competatively improvise steps, high leaps, squattin... Nicholas GarlandDaily Telegraph | No caption Leslie GibbardThe Guardian | 'I'm beginning to like it here - the food's better than we get at home' Bill CaldwellDaily Star |
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"...When he stands up as pleading, in wavering, man-brute guise, / When he veils the hate and cunnin... Nicholas GarlandDaily Telegraph | Sport in Afghanistan: Picking up the pieces Leslie GibbardThe Guardian | The Russian withdrawal Noel FordDaily Star | "I've told you! From now on don't call them 'killed and injured', call them 'withdrawals'" Mac [Stan McMurtry]Daily Mail |
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"It's our troop withdrawal from Afghanistan!" Jak [Raymond Jackson]Evening Standard | No caption Nicholas GarlandDaily Telegraph | "Ah, the starting pistol! Let's go!" Michael CummingsDaily Express | Athlete's foot Stanley FranklinThe Sun |
