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In fact, each destiny is truly unique. According to official statistics, during the hostilities on the territory of Afghanistan, 417 servicemen were captured and missing (of which 130 were released during the period before the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan). As the guys already wrote above, their fates were really different. And a lot also depended on the mullahs who "owned the minds" of local residents.
Of the most notorious cases, for example, the Badaber camp, where Soviet and Afghan prisoners of war staged an uprising, seized an arms depot and repulsed the invaders, is known. During the fierce battle, Pakistani troops used heavy artillery and most of the prisoners of war were killed. I'm sure there is information about this in English - check it out. If necessary, I can write here. The guys really died as heroes.
Some of the prisoners died in captivity, some escaped, some were freed by Soviet special forces. But some of the most curious are the fate of those who decided to stay or even stand up against the Soviet army.
We say - "someone else's soul is dark", so I won't talk about personal motives, nobody knows them. But some of the prisoners of war really remained in Afghanistan, converted to Islam, and had two wives. Andrey Prikazchikov told about one similar case, when after the war they found one of the prisoners, a simple guy from Ukraine. Unfortunately, I have now forgotten my last name, I will try to clarify it at the meeting. They brought his mother from Ukraine and arranged a meeting for them at the border. They talked ... Then he said: this is my home, two wives and three children. He turned around and went into the mountains.
Soviet specialists from Afghanistan told me in detail about how the fighters were lured to the side of the mujahideen. Of course, according to the level of economic development in Afghanistan in the Middle Ages, but they know how to work with the human psyche. At first, the prisoner was morally oppressed and infringed upon, pressured on him. Mullah offered to voluntarily convert to Islam. And after the prisoner was invited to a meal. He and the recruiter sat on the dirty floor, eating a crust of bread and drinking water. And opium was mixed into the water of the prisoner ... He fell asleep in a dirty shack, and woke up in a wonderful place next to the stream and behind a rich dastarkhan. Girls - gurias walked around, and the recruiter in rich clothes talked about the advantages of his work and his faith. A few days later, the prisoner was again given opium and he woke up in a dirty shack. Can you imagine the moral impact? Many then broke down and went over to the Afghan side, some were hooked on opium and its derivatives. Various things happened.
Of the most notorious cases, for example, the Badaber camp, where Soviet and Afghan prisoners of war staged an uprising, seized an arms depot and repulsed the invaders, is known. During the fierce battle, Pakistani troops used heavy artillery and most of the prisoners of war were killed. I'm sure there is information about this in English - check it out. If necessary, I can write here. The guys really died as heroes.
Some of the prisoners died in captivity, some escaped, some were freed by Soviet special forces. But some of the most curious are the fate of those who decided to stay or even stand up against the Soviet army.
We say - "someone else's soul is dark", so I won't talk about personal motives, nobody knows them. But some of the prisoners of war really remained in Afghanistan, converted to Islam, and had two wives. Andrey Prikazchikov told about one similar case, when after the war they found one of the prisoners, a simple guy from Ukraine. Unfortunately, I have now forgotten my last name, I will try to clarify it at the meeting. They brought his mother from Ukraine and arranged a meeting for them at the border. They talked ... Then he said: this is my home, two wives and three children. He turned around and went into the mountains.
Soviet specialists from Afghanistan told me in detail about how the fighters were lured to the side of the mujahideen. Of course, according to the level of economic development in Afghanistan in the Middle Ages, but they know how to work with the human psyche. At first, the prisoner was morally oppressed and infringed upon, pressured on him. Mullah offered to voluntarily convert to Islam. And after the prisoner was invited to a meal. He and the recruiter sat on the dirty floor, eating a crust of bread and drinking water. And opium was mixed into the water of the prisoner ... He fell asleep in a dirty shack, and woke up in a wonderful place next to the stream and behind a rich dastarkhan. Girls - gurias walked around, and the recruiter in rich clothes talked about the advantages of his work and his faith. A few days later, the prisoner was again given opium and he woke up in a dirty shack. Can you imagine the moral impact? Many then broke down and went over to the Afghan side, some were hooked on opium and its derivatives. Various things happened.
