BBCNEWS Students of War - The Rise of... September 12, 2021 20:32:00
The president, hafizullah amin was killed. this was the start of the soviet invasion of afghanistan. the soviets had invaded to shore up the communist government. afghanistan's communists had taken power in a coup in 1978, but opposition to the radical modernisation programme, together with internal communist party squabbling, had resulted in crisis. moscow ran out of patience. after assassinating president amin, soviet forces poured into afghanistan and occupied the major cities.