When did Soviet forces withdraw from Afghanistan?
The final Soviet military withdrawal was completed on 15 February 1989. The withdrawal ended the Soviet Union’s direct military intervention begun in December 1979, but conflict in Afghanistan continued.
What the figure or term means
The date is an important historical marker for displacement, state institutions, regional politics, and later wars.
A single anniversary cannot explain the causes, experiences, or consequences of the entire conflict.
Use historical archives and distinguish withdrawal from the end of war.
Use the source publication date when connecting an observance or historical event to a current statistic or appeal.
How to use this information responsibly
Events and observances help readers connect Afghanistan’s present humanitarian conditions with seasons, public dates, education, health, displacement, culture, and recent shocks.
Lunar-calendar dates can vary, historical events have multiple perspectives, and early disaster figures are revised. This library states dates carefully and links to primary or institutional records.
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