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The 71 pages that link to Soviet–Afghan War, each with the reason it gives.

• Democratic Republic of AfghanistanRelated: The Soviet intervention kept the republic in power while turning its internal crisis into an international war.

• Era of StagnationRelated: The war intensified fiscal, political, and international pressures on a system already struggling to renew itself.

• Stanislav PetrovRelated: The war formed part of the strained international climate surrounding the incident.

• Zia-ul-HaqRelated: Zia’s Pakistan became a principal base for supporting Afghan resistance against the Soviet occupation.

• History of AfghanistanBroader topic: Its devastation, foreign sponsorship, and aftermath reshaped Afghan society and regional politics.

• 2021 Taliban offensiveCompared with: It offers an earlier case of foreign-backed government forces losing control in Afghanistan.

• Carter DoctrineRelated: The Soviet invasion sharpened U.S. concern that Moscow might expand toward the Persian Gulf.

• Islamic State of AfghanistanNarrower topic: The war weakened the preceding state and empowered factions that later governed under this name.

• Man-portable air-defense systemRelated: Stinger deliveries to Afghan fighters became a defining episode in the conflict.

• Mil Mi-24Related: Combat in Afghanistan made the Mi-24 a prominent Soviet gunship.

• Nikolai OgarkovCompared with: The war’s prolonged counterinsurgency exposed limits of Soviet military power amid Ogarkov’s modernization arguments.

• Svetlana AlexievichRelated: Its veterans and families are central subjects of Zinky Boys.

• Anti-SovietismRelated: The war intensified international opposition and imposed military and political costs on the Soviet Union.

• Dmitry UstinovRelated: Ustinov supported the 1979 intervention and oversaw its military effort as defense minister.

• Khaled HosseiniRelated: The war and resulting displacement form part of the historical backdrop of The Kite Runner.

• Afghan conflictBroader topic: Soviet intervention transformed the uprising into an internationalized war.

• Afghan GirlNarrower topic: The war drove millions of Afghans, including Gula’s family, into neighboring Pakistan.

• Ahmad ZahirRelated: The war and its aftermath reshaped Afghanistan’s cultural life and the circulation of Zahir’s music.

• Ilyushin Il-76Related: Il-76s carried personnel and supplies to Soviet forces in Afghanistan.

• Robert FiskRelated: His Middle East reporting extended to Afghanistan, where he covered the conflict.

• Sandy GallBroader topic: This conflict established Afghanistan as a major setting for Gall’s reporting.