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Operation Storm-333

December 27, 1979 · Operation Storm-333

Part of Soviet–Afghan War

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Soviet special forces stormed the Tajbeg Palace in Kabul and killed Hafizullah Amin.

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Soviet Union

Soviet Union
Yury Drozdov military commander Viktor Fyodorovich Karpukhin military commander

Afghan government

Afghanistan
Hafizullah Amin military commander