Moscow decided on armed intervention to install a new proMoscow leader. The invasion took place during the Christmas holidays in 1979. The Soviet invasion and occupation by over 100.000 troops has been harsh and unrelenting. Hiding behind a relative news blackout. the Soviet military has unleased deliberate attacks on the civilian population to discourage any support for the Mujahideen freedom fighters. The resulttens of thousands of casualties and 3 million people have left the country as refugees. The Afghan primary industryagriculturehas been severely disrupted. A large number of farmers have either fled to Pakistan or Iran or are being conscripted into the army.
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