The war in Afghanistan (1979-1989). On December 25, 1979, the Soviet Union dispatched a military contingent to Afghanistan. On February 15, 1989, Soviet troops were completely withdrawn from Afghanistan. First Secretary of the Khorezm Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan, deputy of the Supreme Council of the Uzbek SSR and the Congress of People's Deputies of the USSR, chairman of the executive committee of the Khorezm Regional Council of People's Deputies Rimadzhan Khudaibergenova, right, speaks with Soviet soldiers who have returned home after fighting in Afghanistan. Uzbek SSR.
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War, Politics
- Location: Хорезм, Uzbekistan
- Event date: 13.03.1989
- Date published: 30.04.2021
- Author: Alexei Boitsov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: 89-2584, 35 mm film
- Media: JPEG, 5498x3543px, 5.5Mb