Soviet aid in the 1980s included the presence of some 1,500 technicians and advisers.

It was agreed to solicit Soviet aid in ending the war.

Soviet aid provided most of the foreign capital for these countries and influenced their domestic economic development significantly.

But he can play the spoiler only with Soviet aid.

Research summary: Soviet economic aid to the less developed countries - a statistical database.

It was constructed in the 1950s with Soviet aid.

Soviet aid to Kabul is estimated at between $250m (£154) and $300m a month.

They are also desperate for cash, Soviet aid having dried up almost completely over the past two years.

The paper also outlines possible alternative uses of the Soviet aid.

Officials take heart that the economy has not collapsed since the withdrawal of Soviet aid.