The Soviet Afghan War was fought from 1979 to 1989. Soviet forces along with their Afghan counterparts fought against various groups of insurgents known as the Mujahideen. <br />The war cost around 1 million civilians their lives, and many Afghans were forced to flee the country. <br />The US, UK, Saudi Arabia, and China supported the Sunni mujahideen group known as the Peshawar Seven, while the Iranians supported a fellow Shia insurgency known as the Tehran Eight. <br />Read more about the Soviet Afghan War at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_war_in_Afghanistan
