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Why was the Soviet Union so interested in Afghanistan

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Answer:The Soviets Upheld the 'Brezhnev Doctrine'Even Dubček's modest steps away from hardcore communism offered reason enough for the Soviets to invade Czechoslovakia and abduct him. By 1979, Afghanistan, a faltering, once-friendly regime, provided another chance for the USSR to militarily enforce the Brezhnev doctrine.

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