<P> That operation began at 19 : 00 hr. , when the KGB - led Soviet Zenith Group destroyed Kabul 's communications hub , paralyzing Afghan military command . At 19 : 15 , the assault on Tajbeg Palace began ; as planned , president Hafizullah Amin was killed . Simultaneously , other objectives were occupied ( e.g. , the Ministry of Interior at 19 : 15 ) . The operation was fully complete by the morning of December 28 , 1979 . </P>
<P> That operation began at 19 : 00 hr. , when the KGB - led Soviet Zenith Group destroyed Kabul 's communications hub , paralyzing Afghan military command . At 19 : 15 , the assault on Tajbeg Palace began ; as planned , president Hafizullah Amin was killed . Simultaneously , other objectives were occupied ( e.g. , the Ministry of Interior at 19 : 15 ) . The operation was fully complete by the morning of December 28 , 1979 . </P>
when did the soviet union take over afghanistan
when did the soviet union take over afghanistan
December 28 , 1979
December 28 , 1979