What happened during the Afghan war?

The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan brought about a return to cold war relations between the US and the Soviet Union. The roots of the invasion can be traced back to the 1973 coup d’ état in which the King of Afghanistan was deposed. The new government came under attack from the Maoist and pro-Soviet factions of the Marxist People’s Democratic Party. In April 1978, the Maoist Khalq faction led a successful coup that ended in the signing of a twenty-year treaty of friendship between Afghanistan and the USSR. The new government imposed a radical series of economic and social reforms on the Afghan people. Carter denounced the Soviet invasion by halting SALT II ratification, suspending the sale of high technology to the Soviet Union, imposing a grain embargo, and calling for the establishment of a Rapid Deployment Force. In addition, he also issued a warning, which came to be referred to as the Carter Doctrine stating that “attempt by outside force to gain control of the Persian Gulf region will be quickly repelled by any means necessary including military force”.

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