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| Arrest of Sakharov Sakharov, Andrei |  |
| Sakharov is arrested |
| Bombing of Panjshir Valley Brezhnev, Leonoid Ilych | |
| Panjshir Valley Russia bombs the Panjshir Valley against the Mujahidin, a policy of "rubleisation" |
| Conference of Organization of Islam Karmal, Babrak |  |
| 15th Feb Islamabad The foreign ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Conference deplore the invasion and demand Soviet withdrawal at a meeting in Islamabad |
| Invasion of Afghanistan Karmal, Babrak | |
| The UN General Assembly votes by 104 to 18 with 18 abstentions for a resolution which "strongly deplores" the "recent armed intervention" in Afghanistan and calls for the "total withdrawal" |
| 15th Feb Islamabad The foreign ministers of the Organization of the Islamic Conference deplore the invasion and demand Soviet withdrawal at a meeting in Islamabad |
| Invasion of Afghanistan Zia-Ul-Haq, Mohammad |  |
| Rejects pleas by tribal leaders in the Nth West Province for a Jihad against Russia |
| Invasion of Afghanistan Brezhnev, Leonoid Ilych | |
| The UN General Assembly votes by 104 to 18 with 18 abstentions for a resolution which "strongly deplores" the "recent armed intervention" in Afghanistan and calls for the "total withdrawal" |
| 17th April The USAState Dept discloses 8,000 Soviet troops have been killed or wounded |
| 1st May Russia's May Day parade is boycotted by Ambassadors of 15 countries |
| Invasion of Afghanistan Carter, Jimmy |  |
| The international diplomatic response is severe, ranging from stern warnings to a boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow |
| Martial Law Brezhnev, Leonoid Ilych | |
| 22nd Feb Moscow Martial Law is declared in Kabul as resistence to Soviet occupation increases |
| Politburo Gorbachev, Mikhail Sergeyevich | |
| Moscow Appointed Member of the Politburo |
| Prime Minister Tikhonov, Nikolai | |
| 23rd Oct Moscow Appointed Prime Minister of Russia |
| United Nations Brezhnev, Leonoid Ilych | |
| The UN General Assembly votes by 104 to 18 with 18 abstentions for a resolution which "strongly deplores" the "recent armed intervention" in Afghanistan and calls for the "total withdrawal" |
