How did the war in Afghanistan change the ussr economy?

Soviet Afghan war economic impact

The Soviet Union had significant economic engagement with Afghanistan prior to 1978. The USSR had built Afghanistan's main roads and, by 1978, provided more than $1.2 billion U.S. in economic aid. After the invasion, the core Soviet strategy to stabilize the regime was to build the capacity of its security forces.

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the north atlantic treaty was largely dormant until the korean war initiated the establishment of nato to implement it, by means of an integrated military structure: this included the formation of supreme headquarters allied powers europe in 1951, which adopted the western union's military structures and plans.