Worksheets and No Prep Teaching Resources Reading Comprehension Worksheets Cold War (1947-1991)

Afghanistan Cold War (1947-1991)

---

Afghanistan
Print Afghanistan Reading Comprehension with Sixth Grade Work

Print Afghanistan Reading Comprehension


Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 6 to 8
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	9.45

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		unrest, terrorism, superpower, invasion, military, agreement, resistance, although, estimate, civil, various, direct, frequently, conflict, victory, government
	content words:		Cold War, United States, Soviet Union, Arabian Sea, Babrak Karmal, Moscow Olympics

---

Afghanistan By Sharon Fabian

---

¹     Although the Cold War never involved direct battles between the United States and the Soviet Union, the conflict was fought indirectly in a number of smaller countries. In the 1950s, it was fought in Korea. In the 1960s, it was fought in Vietnam. In the 1970s, the conflict was fought in Afghanistan.
 
²     Afghanistan is a rugged country of steep mountains and flat plains. It is a little smaller than the state of Texas and is home to about 25 million people. It is located between Turkmenistan and Pakistan.
 
³     Afghanistan has frequently been a battleground as a result of foreign invasions. Unrest and civil war have plagued the country at various times throughout its history.
 
⁴     The year 1979 was one of those times. The government had changed hands once again, and the communists, who had been in control of the country, were in danger of losing control. The Soviet Union decided to invade Afghanistan to keep the communists in power.
 
⁵     On December 25, 1979, Soviet troops entered Afghanistan. They stormed the royal palace and killed the leader. They installed Babrak Karmal as the new leader.

Paragraphs 6 to 12:
For the complete story with questions: click here for printable

---

Weekly Reading Books

Create Weekly Reading Books Prepare for an entire week at once!

---

Feedback on Afghanistan

Leave your feedback on Afghanistan   (use this link if you found an error in the story)

---

Cold War
(1947-1991)

Cold War (1947-1991)

---

United States

United States

American Government         Black History and Blacks in U.S. History         Children in History         Government Careers         Hispanic Heritage         How Can I Help?

Immigration         National Parks and Monuments         Native Americans         Presidents of the United States         Women's History

---

United States History

A Nation Divided (1840-1861)         A New Nation (1776-1830)         After the Civil War (1865-1870)         American Revolution         Cold War (1947-1991)         Colonial America (1492-1776)         Lewis and Clark (1804-1806)         Pearl Harbor         Spanish American War (1898)         The 1890's         The 1900's         The 1910's         The 1920's         The 1930's

The 1940's         The 1950's         The 1960's         The 1970's         The 1980's         The 1990's         The 2000's         The Civil War (1861-1865)         The Great Depression (1929-1945)         The United States Grows (1865-1900)         The War of 1812         Wild, Wild West         World War I (1914-1918)         World War II

---

50 States

Fifty States Theme Unit

---

Document Based Activities

Document Based Activities

Copyright © 2025 edHelper