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When 39 Soviet Soldiers Took on 250 Afghan Mujahideen...
It saw members of the Soviet Union, supported by the Republic of Afghanistan, attacked by over 200 Mujahideen rebels and Pakistani mercenaries. The resulting conflict would see over 200 Mujahideen ...
The National Interest19d
“Satan’s Chariot”: How The Russian Mi-24 Hind Helicopter Terrorized Afghanistan
Instead, these birds were used to terrorize Afghan villagers in the failed Soviet-Afghan War that defined the 1980s. The Mi-24 Hind was developed by the Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and was first flown ...
The history of the Taliban is crucial in understanding their success now – and also what might happen next
One of the keys to the Taliban success was they offered an alternative. They said, “Look, the mujahedeen fought heroically to liberate your country but have now turned it into a war zone. We offer ...
Royal United Services Institute6dOpinion
Russia’s God of War - The Political and Military Power of Artillery
Russia's artillery has profound strategic and psychological effects, and its use through history has signalled the nation's ...
Los Angeles Times21d
In the war’s aftermath, Ukraine will face a new kind of instability
He compared the situation to the 1990s in Russia, when the return of veterans from the Soviet-Afghanistan war fueled violence across the former USSR. Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry pushed back ...
Blast at Darul Uloom Haqqania: The story of Pak’s ‘University of Jihad’
Among those who died was Hamid ul Haq, the head of the school, which had been associated with the Taliban with several of its ...