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NATO’s assumption that the war would gradually escalate to nuclear weapons would have been fatal against an adversary that planned to use them on Day One.

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.

After assassinating president amin, soviet forces poured into afghanistan and occupied the major cities. this was the first time in the cold war that a regular armed force, tanks, jet fighters, was crossing into another country and occupying it. now, if they had their own jet

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.

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.