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The Afghan War, also known as the Soviet-Afghan War, lasted from 1978 to 1989. It involved the Soviet Union, supporting the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, and the Mujahideen, an umbrella term for various anti-Soviet armed groups. The war resulted in the withdrawal of Soviet forces and the collapse of the Afghan government. Radosław Sikorski, a Polish journalist and politician, reported on the conflict as a war correspondent.