AGS-17
The Soviet-Afghan War started in December, 1979. But before the war started, the Afghan People's Republic was formed after the 1978 coup by Nur Mohammad Taraki, they started a series of radical reforms that modernized the nation. They supressed any opposition from local Afghan Muslims, they arrested and executed over 27,000 protesters. It would later cause rebellions to occur April 1979. The Afghan Government called for support against the rebellion.