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Tank crewmen bask in the sunshine beside their Soviet-made tank after taking station outside the Soviet Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 3, 1978. The former Soviet Union marched into Afghanistan on Christmas Eve, 1979, claiming it was invited by the new Afghan communist leader, Babrak Karmal, setting the country on a path of 40 years of seemingly endless wars and conflict. After the Soviets left in humiliation, America was the next great power to wade in. (Photo by AP Photo, File)
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