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You forgot to mention that Big Boss operated north of Kabul in 1984 in order to stop the development of Metal Gear

vicm

My father was drafted out of Lithuania for this war. When we came to America he was astonished to see America get it's boots in the same muddy mess the soviets did.

kangaroocaliphate

“In 1979, the Soviets thought they should have their own Vietnam, and they invaded Afghanistan to prevent a US-sponsored Islamic insurgency, and in response to these various crises, Olympic Games were boycotted.” Oversimplified

lucianoosorio

British Failure
Soviet Failure
American Failure

starsjosephfrost

"The 1970s were a turbulent time in Afghan politics." When has Afghan politics NOT had turbulent times?

bradkempton

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My dad was participating in the operation "Storm 333" as he was given an order to secure Kabul Airport perimeter while Spetsnaz stormed Amin's Palace. He guarded the Airport for over 2 years until in 1981 he was sent back home. His main objectives were to coordinate artillery and helicopter strikes to the mountainous terrain by sending radio signals. Basically, he was doing reconnaisance for the artillery and infantry in the Panjshir Valley and Kabul region

fanteasy

Soviet fail in conflict at Afghanistan in post Cold War and yet later on America meet the same fate but it took over 20 year, what a mad land

Vietnam_Gigachad

The USSR has Afghanistan,
The USA has Vietnam,
France has Algeria.
They are united by the fact that these countries lost primarily politically, and not militarily.

У СССР - Афганистан,
У США - Вьетнам,
У Франции - Алжир.
Эти объединияет то что эти страны проиграли прежде всего политически, а не в военном плане.

Eldar-syvwhmx

Armchair historian putting banger after banger niche war video is what I love to see

zac

Hello, editor here, hope you guys enjoyed our video! I will be responding to technical questions down below for the next 24-48 hrs (Ex: Music at minute/how did you do this/etc).

ghost

Americans watching this war were like, "Hold my beer, we can one-up this!"

TheQdfqdsf

In 1984, the Grandfather wrote “don’t tell mom I’m in Afghanistan.”
Then, in 1994 the Father wrote “don’t tell mom I’m in Chechnya.”
Now, in 2024, the son writes “don’t tell mom I’m in Ukraine.”

akend

Sometime during the Soviet-Afghanistan War the Legendary known as Hero Big Boss returned to the battlefield apparently from death as a mercenary under the banner of his own force called the Diamond Dogs.

Some Soviet soldiers were reported missing only to be found in the ranks of Diamond Dogs.

Soviet combat reports stated that Big Boss had a horn over his eye and was rumoured to be a key person responsible for the soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan.

I'm sure that some of you have heard at least some of the stories of Big Boss's activities in the region.

JamesTheLamenter

Thanks you so much! People often forget this war but remember Vietnam, Korea, Cuban missile crisis, etc but never the Soviet-Afghan war

nonbigbrain

“While the Soviets expected to be greeted as liberators, what they found was the Afghan People United against them.”

Wow, as an Iraq War vet that sounds a lot like what happened to us. Republican President Bush sent us in, we were told we’d be greeted as liberators, and we found that we were mired in an insurgency for a decade.

KingSizzle

Video Suggestion: The Troubles in Northern Ireland.

thenewongoam

I remember in 2004, a news reporter asked an American soldier on TV, how confident he was in pacifying Afghanistan. He replied that he was very confident because, "we're not the Soviets."

theawesomeman

I was actually going to ask you if you could do a video of the Soviet afghan war. But then this shows up unexpectedly. Thanks man.

ubnlsgd

Colonel Trautman: we already had our Vietnam, now you're gonna have yours.

rhysthomas

This is what I've been waiting for! Thanks Armchair Historian.

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Soviet-Afghan War | Animated History