Photos Soviet-Afghan War 1979-1989

Female members of the Afghanistan Liberation Organization, a faction of anti-Soviet Maoists, out training their combat skills.
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Kabul Air Base, Afghanistan, January of 1989
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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 ?
 
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 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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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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