U.S. Ambassador Adolph Dubs was assassinated on February 14, 1979, during a botched, KGB-supervised attempt to rescue him from terrorist kidnappers.
Sources
- Afghanistan: Remembering the Long, Long War We Would Rather Forget (warontherocks.com)
- https://www.rferl.org/a/years-on-mystery-still-surrounds-shooting-death-of-u-s-ambassador-to-afghanistan/29770272.html (rferl.org)
- https://diplomacy.state.gov/the-assassination-of-ambassador-dubs/ (diplomacy.state.gov)
- https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1977-80v06/d171 (history.state.gov)
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