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The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, 1979: Not Trump's Terrorists, Nor Zbig's Warm Water Ports | National Security Archive
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Noor Mohammad taraki the second president of Afghanistan after president Daoud khan. | Second president, History, Historical figures
![President Nur Muhammad Taraki is assasinated in 1979, on the orders of his erstwhile associate Hafizullah Amin. One of the factors that would lead to Soviet intervention in 1979, starting a long President Nur Muhammad Taraki is assasinated in 1979, on the orders of his erstwhile associate Hafizullah Amin. One of the factors that would lead to Soviet intervention in 1979, starting a long](https://preview.redd.it/president-nur-muhammad-taraki-is-assasinated-in-1979-on-the-v0-x3apt7f1tqn91.png?width=275&format=png&auto=webp&s=5b03afb8e90105d09500a98a19da6b73483c5807)
President Nur Muhammad Taraki is assasinated in 1979, on the orders of his erstwhile associate Hafizullah Amin. One of the factors that would lead to Soviet intervention in 1979, starting a long
Rob Rakove on Twitter: "On September 15, 1979, the cover of the Kabul Times depicted General Secretary Nur Mohammed Taraki's earlier appearance at the Non-Aligned Movement's summit in Havana. By the time
![Supporters of the Afghan communist regime celebrate the first anniversary of the 1978 coup that installed Nur Muhammad Taraki, who was himself overthrown in 1979. (AFP, Getty Images) | HistoryNet Supporters of the Afghan communist regime celebrate the first anniversary of the 1978 coup that installed Nur Muhammad Taraki, who was himself overthrown in 1979. (AFP, Getty Images) | HistoryNet](https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/MIHP-190500-SOVIETS-02.jpg)
Supporters of the Afghan communist regime celebrate the first anniversary of the 1978 coup that installed Nur Muhammad Taraki, who was himself overthrown in 1979. (AFP, Getty Images) | HistoryNet
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