Explanation

USSR was defeated in Afghanistan on 15 Feb 1989

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The Soviet-Afghan War (1979–1989) was  (9 years, 1 month, 3 weeks and 1 day) guerrilla war fought by insurgent groups known collectively as the Mujahideen,

as well as smaller Maoist groups, against the military occupation of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union and their satellite state, the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA). 

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ND2-12-2022