The Cold War came to an end when the USSR had lost its will for empire led by Gorbachev. It could not sustain the resources needed to pursue an empire it no longer felt it needed, it couldn't compete with the West and it needed a domestic change.
First of all, the invasion of Afghanistan forced the USSR to evaluate its situation. It was a battle over the Soviet influence in Afghanistan and third world countries. The Soviet leader Gorbachev with his new political thinking. Over 15,000 Red Army soldiers were killed in the war, which cost $8 billion per annum lasting over 10 years. …
