![President Nur Muhammad Taraki is assasinated in 1979, on the orders of his erstwhile associate Hafizullah Amin. One of the factors that would lead to Soviet intervention in 1979, starting a long President Nur Muhammad Taraki is assasinated in 1979, on the orders of his erstwhile associate Hafizullah Amin. One of the factors that would lead to Soviet intervention in 1979, starting a long](https://preview.redd.it/president-nur-muhammad-taraki-is-assasinated-in-1979-on-the-v0-x3apt7f1tqn91.png?width=275&format=png&auto=webp&s=5b03afb8e90105d09500a98a19da6b73483c5807)
President Nur Muhammad Taraki is assasinated in 1979, on the orders of his erstwhile associate Hafizullah Amin. One of the factors that would lead to Soviet intervention in 1979, starting a long
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The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, 1979: Not Trump's Terrorists, Nor Zbig's Warm Water Ports | National Security Archive
![Stamp: President Nur Muhammad Taraki and Tank (Afghanistan(1st Anniversary of the Saur Revolution) Mi:AF 1218,Sn:AF 959A,Yt:AF 1053,Sg:AF 835 Stamp: President Nur Muhammad Taraki and Tank (Afghanistan(1st Anniversary of the Saur Revolution) Mi:AF 1218,Sn:AF 959A,Yt:AF 1053,Sg:AF 835](https://i.colnect.net/f/3673/015/President-Nur-Muhammad-Taraki-and-Tank.jpg)
Stamp: President Nur Muhammad Taraki and Tank (Afghanistan(1st Anniversary of the Saur Revolution) Mi:AF 1218,Sn:AF 959A,Yt:AF 1053,Sg:AF 835
![Supporters of the Afghan communist regime celebrate the first anniversary of the 1978 coup that installed Nur Muhammad Taraki, who was himself overthrown in 1979. (AFP, Getty Images) | HistoryNet Supporters of the Afghan communist regime celebrate the first anniversary of the 1978 coup that installed Nur Muhammad Taraki, who was himself overthrown in 1979. (AFP, Getty Images) | HistoryNet](https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/MIHP-190500-SOVIETS-02.jpg)
Supporters of the Afghan communist regime celebrate the first anniversary of the 1978 coup that installed Nur Muhammad Taraki, who was himself overthrown in 1979. (AFP, Getty Images) | HistoryNet
![President Nur Muhammad Taraki is assasinated in 1979, on the orders of his erstwhile associate Hafizullah Amin. One of the factors that would lead to Soviet intervention in 1979, starting a long President Nur Muhammad Taraki is assasinated in 1979, on the orders of his erstwhile associate Hafizullah Amin. One of the factors that would lead to Soviet intervention in 1979, starting a long](https://preview.redd.it/president-nur-muhammad-taraki-is-assasinated-in-1979-on-the-v0-z91zz6y1tqn91.png?width=250&format=png&auto=webp&s=35cbdcb774e476546b4ba8b54f1e4c3176142efa)