Which country invaded Afghanistan on 24 December, 1979?
Mil Mi-24 theatre increased from 85 in 1980 to 120 in 1985. In April 1979, Mi-24s were supplied to the Afghan government to deal with Mujahideen guerrillas. The Afghan pilots were well-trained and made effective use of their machines, but the Mujahideen were not easy targets. The first Mi-24 to be lost in action was shot down by guerrillas on 18 July 1979. The situation in Afghanistan grew worse, and on 27 December 1979, Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan. Despite facing strong resistance from Afghan rebels, the Mi-24 proved to be very destructive. The rebels called the Mi-24 ""Shaitan-Arba"" (Satan's Chariot)". In one
1979 in Afghanistan 1979 in Afghanistan The following lists events that happened during 1979 in Afghanistan. A mutiny in the Herat garrison by Afghan army officers is crushed. In a cabinet reshuffle, Taraki inducts Foreign Minister Amin as prime minister and himself takes over chairmanship of the Supreme Defense Council. A rebel force is routed near Kabul in a major battle, and later an offensive is mounted to destroy guerrillas in districts bordering Pakistan. Taraki leaves for Havana, Cuba, to represent Afghanistan at the sixth summit conference of nonaligned nations, leaving the government in the hands of Amin. Returning via Moscow, Taraki is