1.   The criminality of the Soviet occupation did not stop there, of course.

2.   At the time, of course, much of his country was supporting armed resistance to the Soviet occupation.

3.   At the time of the Soviet occupation, bin Laden had based himself in neighboring Pakistan to help the mujahideen cause.

4.   Beyond the damage from the recent bombs, Kabul airport has been a battleground ever since the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.

5.   Before the Soviet occupation, the Buddhas were one of the greatest tourist attractions in Central Asia.

6.   After a decade of a Soviet military occupation and five more years of ruthless civil war, Afghanistan has taken a sudden and startling turn toward peace.

7.   After the end of the Soviet occupation, hundreds have returned to Saudi Arabia and other countries to continue the struggle at home.

8.   CARE first entered Afghanistan four decades ago, but pulled out during the Soviet occupation.

9.   Churchill later writes that part of the Yalta agreement stated that Prague would be part of a future Soviet occupation zone after the end of the war.

10.   During the Soviet occupation, the weather was a powerful foe, with tank and truck convoys paralyzed by mountain snowdrifts.