Photos Soviet-Afghan War 1979-1989

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Mujahedeen fighters in northern part of Afghanistan armed with M-16 circa 1987

 

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Female members of the Afghanistan Liberation Organization, a faction of anti-Soviet Maoists, out training their combat skills.

 

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Mujahedeens armed with Bren and Zb vz.-26 machine guns,circa early 80s

 

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Soviet paratrooper with a captured Thompson SMG.

 

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Kabul Air Base, Afghanistan, January of 1989

 

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Soviet and Afghan soldiers examining an old signaling cannon (October 1981)

 

[dan_inbox]

At the site of the battle, the search group later discovered Mikhail Tabakov's pouch and a grenade, on which, before going out on a mission, he wrote: "Death to the Afghan fascists."

No disrespect intended, but in the West this kind of stories became ridiculous before I was born. Even our grandmothers would not even try to impress a 5-years old with so primitive propaganda.
I understand that you probably only reprinted the caption that you found with the picture.
My question to you is: would young Russians of the 21th century still swallow such tales, or would they see through it and laugh at the politruk ?

 

[BravoZulu]

Soviet soldier waves goodbye as he's about to return home after completing his tour of duty in Afghanistan (1986)

 

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Soviet troops on a BTR have a friendly wave with two Afghan children on a donkey as their convoy passes through a highway.

 

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Soviet soldier cosplaying the iconic gear up scene from Commando.

 

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Soviet convoy on the move in Panjshir, Afghanistan, August 1988

 

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Soviet column from 345 OPDP (Detached Airborne Regiment) on route to Kabul from Bagram Air Base, 1987-88

 

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Afghan mujahideen fighters stocking up on new weapons at a gun shop in the neighboring city of Peshawar, Pakistan, to be used against the Soviets later (1980s)

 

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Twenty-Year-Old Arifa, a member of the pro-government Women's Unit, guarding their village from mujahideen, Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, 1987

 

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Olga Capatina, a female Spetsnaz operative from Moldova, alongside her comrade in 1987. One of the few female operatives who took part in direct combat operations in Afghanistan.

 

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Soviet soldier reunites with his family after finally withdrawing from Afghanistan (1989)

 

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Ahmad Shah Massoud with his fighters.

 

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Soviet soldiers in the mountains of Afghanistan, sometime between 1986-1988

 

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Soviet troops gathered around a fire.