Afghanistan

Studying the Cold War, particularly through Coherent Digital’s Cold War Eastern Europe, offers significant insight into one of the most influential geopolitical events of the 20th century. The Cold War …

during this period. The 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, documented in sources such as FCO 28/3996, where … Western support for anti-Communist efforts, in Afghanistan, Cold War Eastern Europe brings the intricacies …

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Textual Buildup in 1979 to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan FCO 28/3767 10-19 Textual Amusing account of … with their attitude to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan evaluated on a scale from "approval" to "strong … initial Western response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan FCO 28/4003 58-69. 146- 157 Textual Comparison … the Soviet Union following the invasion of Afghanistan. [NB handwritten version (p. 146-157) is in reverse … Olympics because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan FCO 33/4353 24-35 Textual Despatch compare life …

Cold War Eastern Europe provides access to thousands of files from the political departments of the U.K. Foreign Office responsible for dealing with and reporting on the Soviet Union and …

abruptly in 1979 with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The threat of nuclear war increased as the Cold … 1979 ● SALT II agreement ● Soviet invasion of Afghanistan ● Death of Marshal Tito ● Olympic Games of 1980 …

A timeline of major events in the Cold War in Eastern Europe with links to relevant documents.

Bulgaria November Nikita Khrushchev's tour to Afghanistan, India, and Burma 1956 February Twentieth … net/search/?q=%22Nikita+Khrushchev%27s+tour+to+Afghanistan%2C+India%2C+and+Burma%22 https://history-commons … visit to Poland December Soviet invasion of Afghanistan 1980 May Death of Josip Tito https://history-commons … https://history-commons.net/search/?q=%22Soviet+invasion+of+Afghanistan%22 https://history-commons.net/search/?q=%22 …

As well as heralding a series of momentous changes within Soviet domestic politics and society, the death of Stalin on March 5, 1953 also brought forward important shifts of tone …

Khrushchev made a historic visit to Asia, touring Afghanistan, India, and Burma in the autumn of 1955.[FO 371 …

A file containing documents relating to the B.B.C. and media coverage of Berlin. The principal subject covered in the file is an attempt by the B.B.C. to make use of …

so naive as to think, particularly after the Afghanistan and Polish crises, not to mention whilst the …

— Many thanks for your note you sent me on Afghanistan. This is most — helpful. I had not fully … know if there are any other aspects of the Afghanistan question on which you would like briefing. … source of minerals and energy resources in Afghanistan. During the 1980's Soviet domestic production … to a United Nations report prepared in 1978 Afghanistan I possesses deposits of copper, iron ore, chrome … The largest single Soviet-aided project in Afghanistan is the $.600 million copper mining and smelting …

non-essential contacts with Soviet officials post-Afghanistan. However, the adaption of the Food Programme … because of the need to curtail relations after Afghanistan and Poland had almost ceased. No Prime Minister … visit in 1981 to present the Ten's proposals on Afghanistan. 9 . A visit by the Prime Minister next year … cultural relations. The policy adopted since Afghanistan of avoiding major cultural manifestations had …

was a year in which the shadow of events in Afghanistan and Poland had already brought inner-German … was a year in which the shadow of events in Afghanistan and Poland had already brought inner-German …

A file containing documents relating to Anglo-Soviet political consultations. Subjects covered in the file include planning talks due to take place in Moscow in January 1983; a proposed visit to …

CONFIDENTIAL d. South and Southeast Asia; i) Afghanistan; ii) Indo-China; iii) Indo/Pakistan relations; … CONFIDENTIAL • I d. South and Southeast Asia; i) Afghanistan; ii) Indo-China; iii) Indo/Pakistan relations; … everything can be covered, and some areas (eg Afghanistan) will take up some time. Presumably Departments … with the Soviet Union since the invasion of Afghanistan. At our meeting, Arnaud and Meyer-Landrut had … length on a vide range or subjects including Afghanistan,« nothing especially new had emerged. 3. At …