[DOC] [TLE] SovietAfghan War - Wikipedia [PAR] The SovietAfghan War lasted over nine years from December 1979 to February 
1989. ... Afghan insurgents began to receive massive amounts of aid, military 
training in ... Soviet troops occupied the cities and main arteries of 
communication, while the ..... links to areas outside of Kabul were severed, 
isolating the capital. [DOC] [TLE] The Soviet War in Afghanistan, 1979 - 1989 - The Atlantic [PAR] Aug 4, 2014 ... The USSR entered neighboring Afghanistan in 1979, attempting to ... At the time, 
it was reported that the Afghan capital of Kabul returned .... Communist political 
education started young in Kabul schools during the occupation, as part of the ... 
As the planned withdrawal of Soviet troops began, Afghan troops... [DOC] [TLE] The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan 1979-1989 [PAR] In 1979, the USSR took control of the Afghan capital, Kabul, and tried through the 
following decade to gain control ... Starting in the 1950s, the USSR began giving 
aid to Afghanistan. ... The Soviets sent troops into Afghanistan in 1979 for a 
number of reasons. ... The United States condemned the occupation immediately. [DOC] [TLE] History of the Taliban [PAR] Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979, the Taliban emerged as a 
... the Afghan Mujahideen were able to inflict heavy losses on the Soviet troops. ... 
the leadership of Ahmed Shah Massoud, surrounded the Afghan capital, Kabul, 
... formed during the Soviet occupation and the internal fighting in Afghanistan. [DOC] [TLE] The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan and the US Response, 19781980 [PAR] At the end of December 1979, the Soviet Union sent thousands of troops into ... 
This event began a brutal, decade-long attempt by Moscow to subdue the Afghan 
civil ... Analysts remained skeptical that Moscow would occupy the country given
... [DOC] [TLE] Soviet invasion of Afghanistan | 1979 | Britannica.com [PAR] Jun 3, 2015 ... The Soviet Union intervened in support of the Afghan communist ... invasion of 
Afghanistan in late December 1979 by troops from the Soviet Union. ... of all 
domestic opposition, and began extensive land and social reforms... [DOC] [TLE] Soviet-Afghan War - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Oct 14, 2015 ... The initial Soviet deployment of the 40th Army in Afghanistan began on .... 
Meanwhile, telecommunications links to areas outside of Kabul were severed, 
isolating the capital. ... On December 27, 1979, 700 Soviet troops dressed in 
Afghan ... special forces from the Alpha Group and Zenit Group, occupied... [DOC] [TLE] Afghanistan, The United States, and the Legacy of Afghanistan's ... [PAR] Jun 5, 2003 ... What is the nature of Afghanistan's involvement in these attacks and who, exactly, 
... fight terrorism now begins a third period of imposed invasion and occupation 
upon the country. ... and set up an embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital. .... On 
Christmas Eve 1979, when tens of thousands of Soviet troops... [DOC] [TLE] Afghanistan, 1979-1992: America's Jihad  William Blum [PAR] The United States began supporting Afghan Islamic fundamentalists in 1979 ... 
year some of them had kidnapped the American ambassador in the capital city of 
Kabul, .... Soviet troops began to arrive in Afghanistan around the 8th of the 
month  to ...... John Fullerton, The Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan (London, 
1984). [DOC] [TLE] War in Afghanistan: Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan [PAR] The CIA in turn begins funding Islamist extremists, including Gulbuddin .... 
December 8, 1979: Soviet Forces, Lured in by the CIA, Invade Afghanistan ..... 
However, Afghan communists retain control of Kabul, the capital, until April 1992. [DOC] [TLE] Russian invasion of Afghanistan - History Learning Site [PAR] In Christmas 1979, Russian paratroopers landed in Kabal, the capital of 
Afghanistan. ... Many Afghan soldiers had deserted to the Mujahdeen and the 
Kamal ... America put a ban on the export of grain to Russia, ended the SALT 
talks taking... [DOC] [TLE] Soviets begin withdrawal from Afghanistan - May 15, 1988 ... [PAR] On this day in History, Soviets begin withdrawal from Afghanistan on May 15, 
1988. ... of the end to a long, bloody

Question: In 1979 Soviet troops began occupying this Afghan capital
Answer: Kabul