keywords: afghanistan, soviet invasion, afghan nomads, mujahideen fighter, president jimmy carter, united nations
Synopsis: Documenting the Soviet War in Afghanistan also known as the Soviet-Afghan War or the Invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union in 1980. Comments by U.S. and third country spokesmen present a factual report of the invasion demonstrating how the the USSR violated the sovereignty of a neutral country.
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This film was designed to encourage support for international sanctions against the USSR and show the United States reaction in response to the invasion.
Images of Afghan nomads, Afghans Muslims kneeling in prayer, Shows Soviet troops and equipment entering Afghanistan, Mujahideen fighters, remarks by President Jimmy Carter, remarks made at the United Nations by Ambassadors from many different countries.
Flashback of short clips of Russian troops invading Poland from the east in 1939, Estonia Latvia Lithuania in 1940, suppression of workers in East Berlin in 1953, Hungary in 1956 and Czechoslovakia in 1968. Remarks by Dr. Henry Kissinger.
