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Afghanistan - The Soviet Invasion and the Afghan Response, 1979-1982 - Offers an online edition of a book that examines why and how the Soviets invaded Afghanistan, resistance, and the reaction of the Kabul regime; includes ordering details.
The CIA's Intervention in Afghanistan - An interview with Zbigniew Brzezinski in 1998, where he discusses CIA intervention and destabilization in Afghanistan in the period preceding the Soviet invasion.
The Origins of the Soviet-Afghan War - An account of Soviet decision making based on the minutes of four meetings from the Soviet archives.
The September 11th Sourcebooks - Volume II - The National Security Archive at The George Washington University (US) uses declassified records and Soviet memoirs to examine policymaking, military operations, and lessons learned.
Timeline: Soviet war in Afghanistan - A chronology of key events around the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the decade-long war it sparked, with related links.
War in Afghanistan - Soviet Phase 1979-1989 - A brief overview of the war and its political and military aspects; includes an interactive map feature.