at it's peak both the USA and USSR committed approximately 100,000 military personnel to their respective occupations of Afghanistan. From reading a book about

at it's peak both the USA and USSR committed approximately 100,000 military personnel to their respective occupations of Afghanistan. From reading a book about Vietnam/American war, at the peak the USA committed 500,000 military personnel to occupy South Vietnam, along with various other countries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet%E2%80%93Afghan_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet%E2%80%93Afghan_War https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2016/07/06/a-timeline-of-u-s-troop-levels-in-afghanistan-since-2001/ https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2016/07/06/... presumably they've committed that or more than that to this operation since the navies are involved and it's easier logistically to get to https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2014/03/world/infographic-ukraine-russia-military/ https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2014/03/world/infographic-uk...