Labels:text | screenshot OCR: THE FALL OF COMMUNISM SOVIET UNION OVERVIEW LEADERSHIP CRISIS SOVIET UNION POLITICAL REFORMS 2 FOREIGN AFFAIRS EASTERN EUROPE INCREASING TURMOIL LEADERS Soviet troops patrol in Afghanistan before the order to leave 2: AFGHANISTAN In 1979 the Soviet Union embarked on a disastrous war in Afghanistan, attempting to uphold the Communist-led END OF THE UNION government against the Islamic Mujahedeen. The West condemned the invasion and sent military aid to the Mujahedeen. In 1988 Gorbachev pulled the troops out. CHRONOLOGY .. NEWSFLASH ..
