This political cartoon was published in 1980.

a cartoon shows leonid brezhnev, wielding a hammer, attacking a man in a turban and robe, with the words "muslim rebels" on it. brezhnev is striding over the u s s r border into afghanistan.

the main message of the cartoon is that

the two sides are engaged in a friendly duel.
muslim rebels have invaded the soviet union.
muslim rebels are resisting the invading soviet forces.
the two sides are involved in a border dispute.