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| 1st Dep Chief General Staff Akhromeev Akhromeev, Sergei Fedorovich |  |
| Appointed 1st Deputy Chief of the General Staff |
| Afghan Revolutionary Central Committee Karmal, Babrak |  |
| 27th Dec Kabul The AfghanRevolutionary Central Committee elects as head of Government former Deputy Prime Minister Babrak Karmal |
| Assassination of Amin Brezhnev, Leonoid Ilych | |
| 27th Dec Kabul A broadcast from a facility in Soviet Uzbekistan announces that the execution of Hafizullah Amin was carried out by the AfghanRevolutionary Central Committee |
| 27th Dec Kabul At 7:15, the storm of Tajbeg Palace begins, with the clear objective to depose or kill President Hafizullah Amin, the operation ends with the death of Amin, and lasted 45 minutes |
| Coup d'Etat Karmal, Babrak | |
| 27th Dec Kabul Placed in power by a Russian backed Coup d'etat |
| Diplomacy Carter, Jimmy |  |
| 27th Dec Russia invades Afghanistan & the USAaffirms the 1959 defense agreement with Pakistan |
| 27th Dec The USAaffirms commitment to Pakistan under the 1959 defense agreement |
| Invasion of Afghanistan Amin, Hafizullah | |
| 24th Dec Kabul Russia invades after Amin's unpopularity & failure to suppress the guerrillas |
| Invasion of Afghanistan Andropov, Yuri | |
| A special commission on Afghanistan, of KGB chairman Yuri Andropov, Ponomaryev from the Central Committee and Dmitry Ustinov, the Minister of Defence |
| Invasion of Afghanistan Karmal, Babrak | |
| 27th Dec Kabul Broadcasts an appeal for Soviet help from a radio station within Russia |
| 27th Dec Kabul The AfghanRevolutionary Central Committee elects as head of Government former Deputy Prime Minister Babrak Karmal |
| Invasion of Afghanistan Ustinov, Dmitry | |
| A special commission on Afghanistan, of KGB chairman Yuri Andropov, Ponomaryev from the Central Committee and Dmitry Ustinov, the Minister of Defence |
| Invasion of Afghanistan Zia-Ul-Haq, Mohammad |  |
| 27th Dec Agrees military & economic support with Afghanistan after Russia's invasion |
| Invasion of Afghanistan Brezhnev, Leonoid Ilych | |
| Dec According to the Soviet Politburo they were complying with the 1978 Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness that former President Taraki had signed |
| 24th Dec Intended as a quick operation to restore a pro-Soviet regime in Kabul |
| 24th Dec Russia invade Afghanistan, claiming to have been invited by President Amin |
| 24th Dec Sends in 100,000 men in 8 armoured Divs & 2 parachute battalions |
| 24th Dec Within 1 week the Russian army controls the major cities & government |
| 27th Dec Kabul 700 troops, including 54 KGB spetsnaz special forces troops from the Alpha Group and Zenith Group, dressed in Afghanuniforms occupied major governmental, military and media buildings in Kabul |
| 27th Dec Kabul At 7:15, the storm of Tajbeg Palace begins, with the clear objective to depose or kill President Hafizullah Amin, the operation ends with the death of Amin, and lasted 45 minutes |
| 27th Dec Kabul The operation begins at 7:00 P.M., when the Soviet spetsnaz (Zenith Group) blows up Kabul's communications hub, paralyzing Afghani military command |
| 28th Dec Termez The Soviet military command at Termez, in Soviet Uzbekistan, announces on Radio Kabul that Afghanistan had been liberated from Amin's rule |
| Invasion of Afghanistan Carter, Jimmy | |
| The increased tensions, as well as the anxiety in the West about masses of Soviet troops being in such proximity to oil-rich regions in the gulf, effectively brings about the end of detente |
| 27th Dec President Jimmy Carter indicates that the Soviet incursion was "the most serious threat to the peace since the Second World War" |
| 27th Dec Russia invades Afghanistan |
| 27th Dec The USAaffirms commitment to Pakistan under the 1959 defense agreement |
| Invasion of Pakistan Carter, Jimmy | |
| 27th Dec Russia invades Afghanistan & the USAaffirms the 1959 defense agreement with Pakistan |
| Islamic Penal Code Zia-Ul-Haq, Mohammad | |
| 27th Dec The Islamic penal code is introduced; Bhutto hanged |
| Politburo Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| 26th Dec Moscow Appointed Member of the Politburo, Candidate Member |
| Rebellion Amin, Hafizullah | |
| Russia deploys the 40th Army in response to previous requests from the Government of Afghanistan |
| Siege Kabul Brezhnev, Leonoid Ilych | |
| 27th Dec Kabul 700 troops, including 54 KGB spetsnaz special forces troops from the Alpha Group and Zenith Group, dressed in Afghanuniforms occupied major governmental, military and media buildings in Kabul |
| Siege Tajbeg Palace Brezhnev, Leonoid Ilych | |
| 27th Dec Kabul At 7:15, the storm of Tajbeg Palace begins, with the clear objective to depose or kill President Hafizullah Amin, the operation ends with the death of Amin, and lasted 45 minutes |
| Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness Brezhnev, Leonoid Ilych | |
| Dec According to the Soviet Politburo they were complying with the 1978 Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness that former President Taraki had signed |
