What consequences did Taraki's death have?
Soviet Intervention
US Intervention
Famine
Civil War
Answer
Taraki's death led to the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan. After Taraki's death, Hafizullah Amin took power in Afghanistan. However, Amin was not acceptable to the Soviet Union, and the Soviets invaded Afghanistan to remove him from power and install a new pro-Soviet leader. The Soviet invasion led to a 9-year war in Afghanistan, which ended with the withdrawal of the Soviets in 1989.
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