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Why did the Soviet Union invade Afghanistan in December 1979?

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They were mad that afghanistan were blowing up bombs



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The Soviet Army invaded Afghanistan in order to prop up the communist government of the Peoples Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) against a growing insurgency.
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