Spetsnaz (Soviet Afghanistan war)

Often, the Spetsnaz are thought of as Army commando units.
In reality, however, Spetsnaz are not a specific tactical unit but a more general clandestine force which were deployed at the behest of the Soviet intelligence security services for special missions.

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White, Terry. The Making of the World’s Elite Forces
Timothy Gusinov, ‘Soviet Special Forces (Spetsnaz): Experience in Afghanistan’, Military Review, March-April 2002.
Jack Anderson and Dale Van Atta, ‘Meet ‘Spetsnaz,’ Soviet Special Forces’, The Washington Post, 1986.
Lester W. Grau and Ali Ahmad Jalali, ‘Forbidden Cross-border Vendetta: Spetsnaz Strike into Pakistan during the Soviet-afghan War’, Journal of Slavic Military Studies, (18)4.

[dctmatt]

“Why are you idiots still using wallets from the 90s”

AK-74m: what’d you just say?

[silent]

Afghan soldier: Hey Ahmed, do you hear music in the desert?

Desert: **distant & muffled Hardbass noises**

[aidanlavin]

The Soviet-Afghanistan, Russia’s Vietnam war. Very fitting

[haraldisdead]

"The Spetznas were armed with the new, elite rifle: an AK-47. However, since it was an experimental rifle, they also carried the other AK-47. Additionally, they were trained in standard Soviet weapons, such as the AK-47, the machine-AK-47, the sniper AK-47, and the AK-47 with a rocket attached."

[eltorosanchez]

So you’re not gonna mention how the Afghan forces acquired the Stinger missiles?

[jaredsowers]

Americans in 'Nam: "Why are trees speaking Vietnamese?"
Soviets in Afghanistan: "Why are the rocks speaking Afghan?"

[settekwan]

US veteran : Vietnam flashback
USSR veteran : Afghanistan flashback

[GaelicCelt]

Everybody gangsta until they see Adidas footprints in the sand

[harryluns]

Spetsnaz: makes a joke
Other spetsnaz: Hahaha
Rock: Hahaha

[hellothere]

The graveyard of empires. Has been causing PTSD since the ancient times

[PrideOfAmsterdam]

The Mujahideen had a special weapon that the Spetsnaz never had seen before and it's name was John Rambo.

[jkzeje]

Impossible drinking game: drink a shot everytime he says spetsnaz

[Kriegter]

Russians: BLYAT WHY IS MOUNTAIN SPEAK AFGAN
U.S: I understand your suffering

[mrevanoc]

"Dragovich... Kravchenko... Steiner ... All must die."
- Tricky Vic

[ConFall]

The Soviets gangsta till the mountains starts speaking *_stinger missile lock on_*

[MrVibe-txrn]

Russian: Tells Joke

Sand: Laughs

Russian: *wait a diddly darn second*

[johnqevil]

"That wallet looks nice, i might get one."

$100+? WTF?

[kimmywu]

Next up on Simple History : The ancient wallet designed in the 90’s

[sankyu]

*Spetsnaz entering afghanistan chat*
Big boss:"Aight so which 1 of you is an S++?"

[paulgambro]

I've heard some of these soldiers got kidnapped by some floating balloon device... Probably just a rumour