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RM2B00NA6–Afghanistan: Mujahideen military commander Abdul Rasul Sayyaf (L) with one of his top lieutenants, Commander Abdullah, Pakti Province, 1984. Photo by Erwin Franzen. The Soviet War in Afghanistan was a nine-year conflict involving the Soviet Union, supporting the Marxist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the indigenous Afghan Mujahideen and foreign ‘Arab–Afghan’ volunteers. The mujahideen found other support from a variety of sources including the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Egypt, China and other nations, turning it into a proxy war.
RM2BCH738–Afghan soldiers load artillery rounds into a Soviet-made 122mm cannon at the Pagaman forward operating post May 1, 1989 in Pagaman, Afghanistan. The base protects a main entry point into the capital Kabul and is less than a mile from the Afghan mujahideen fighters front lines.
RMRMBT0P–Afghan fighters in a camp on Pakistani territory. The mujahedeen cross the border to rest in Pakistani camps and equip for the fight against Soviet troops. In the refugee camps further volunteers are being recruited.
RM2GDRB87–Circa 1980's, Afghanistan: The rugged, inhospitable terrain of Afghanistan. Insurgent groups in Afghanistan (known collectively as the mujahideen) fought a nine-year guerrilla war against the Soviet Army and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan government throughout the 1980s, mostly in the Afghan countryside. In what was a Cold War-era proxy war, the Mujahideen were backed by the United States, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, China, and the United Kingdom. (Credit Image: © Mark Richards/ZUMA Press Wire Service)
RMK71E94–United States Department of Defense released its 1985 assessment of Soviet Military Power at the Pentagon in Washington, DC on April 2, 1985. The release stated 'The Soviets' modern, heavily armed ground attack aircraft FROGFOOT continues to be employed in an attack role against Afghan freedom fighters.' Credit: Department of Defense via CNP /MediaPunch
RMHEK87A–Sgt. Diatullah, a 39-year-old native of Afghanistan's Parwan Province and squad leader with the 3rd Afghan National Army Commando Kandak, helps his commandos climb through rutted grape fields during a two-day clearing operation, Dec. 19 and 20, 2010, in Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Diatullah fought against the Soviet army around what is now Bagram Air Field during the 1980s. Commando squad leaders, separated by age, united by country 352759
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RM2B00N9M–Afghanistan: An Afghan Mujahideen demonstrates positioning of a hand-held surface-to-air missile, 1988. The Soviet War in Afghanistan was a nine-year conflict involving the Soviet Union, supporting the Marxist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the indigenous Afghan Mujahideen and foreign ‘Arab–Afghan’ volunteers. The mujahideen found other support from a variety of sources including the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Egypt, China and other nations. The Afghan war became a proxy war in the broader context of the late Cold War.
RM2BCH743–An Afghan soldier carries artillery rounds for a Soviet-made 122mm cannon at the Pagaman forward operating post May 1, 1989 in Pagaman, Afghanistan. The base protects a main entry point into the capital Kabul and is less than a mile from the Afghan mujahideen fighters front lines.
RMRMD300–Afghan fighters in a camp on Pakistani territory. The mujahedeen cross the border to rest in Pakistani camps and equip for the fight against Soviet troops. In the refugee camps further volunteers are being recruited.
RM2GDRB02–Circa 1980's, Afghanistan: Mujahideen Fighting against USSR. Insurgent groups in Afghanistan (known collectively as the mujahideen) fought a nine-year guerrilla war against the Soviet Army and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan government throughout the 1980s, mostly in the Afghan countryside. In what was a Cold War-era proxy war, the Mujahideen were backed by the United States, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, China, and the United Kingdom. (Credit Image: © Mark Richards/ZUMA Press Wire Service)
RM2B00NA5–Afghanistan: Mujahiddin communications unit, Kunar Province, 1985. Photo by Erwin Lux (CC BY-SA 3.0 License). The Soviet War in Afghanistan was a nine-year conflict involving the Soviet Union, supporting the Marxist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the indigenous Afghan Mujahideen and foreign ‘Arab–Afghan’ volunteers. The mujahideen found other support from a variety of sources including the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Egypt, China and other nations. The Afghan war became a proxy war in the broader context of the late Cold War.
RM2BCH74B–An Afghan soldier carries artillery rounds for a Soviet-made 122mm cannon at the Pagaman forward operating post May 1, 1989 in Pagaman, Afghanistan. The base protects a main entry point into the capital Kabul and is less than a mile from the Afghan mujahideen fighters front lines.
RM2GDRB39–Circa 1980's, Afghanistan: Mujahideen Fighting against USSR. Insurgent groups in Afghanistan (known collectively as the mujahideen) fought a nine-year guerrilla war against the Soviet Army and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan government throughout the 1980s, mostly in the Afghan countryside. In what was a Cold War-era proxy war, the Mujahideen were backed by the United States, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, China, and the United Kingdom. (Credit Image: © Mark Richards/ZUMA Press Wire Service)
RM2B00NA8–Afghanistan: A mujahideen mortar position in Kunar Province, 1987. Photo by Erwin Lux (CC BY-SA 3.0 License). The Soviet War in Afghanistan was a nine-year conflict involving the Soviet Union, supporting the Marxist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the indigenous Afghan Mujahideen and foreign ‘Arab–Afghan’ volunteers. The mujahideen found other support from a variety of sources including the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Egypt, China and other nations. The Afghan war became a proxy war in the broader context of the late Cold War.
RM2BCH73H–An Afghan soldier carries artillery rounds for a Soviet-made 122mm cannon at the Pagaman forward operating post May 1, 1989 in Pagaman, Afghanistan. The base protects a main entry point into the capital Kabul and is less than a mile from the Afghan mujahideen fighters front lines.
RM2GWN53K–KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. 16th April 1988. Neighbors look in horror at the carnage following a rocket attack that killed two young girls playing in a courtyard in the residential neighborhood of Karte-Ye-Sakhi April 16, 1988 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The rocket, fired by the Afghan mujahideen hit the home killing the young girls instantly.
RM2GDRB8X–Circa 1980's, Afghanistan: Mujahideen Fighting against USSR. Insurgent groups in Afghanistan (known collectively as the mujahideen) fought a nine-year guerrilla war against the Soviet Army and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan government throughout the 1980s, mostly in the Afghan countryside. In what was a Cold War-era proxy war, the Mujahideen were backed by the United States, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, China, and the United Kingdom. (Credit Image: © Mark Richards/ZUMA Press Wire Service)
RM2JT34H4–The last Soviet soldier to leave Afghanistan waves from the military transport plane at Kabul Airport, February 13, 1989 in Kabul Afghanistan. The Soviet Union pulled out the last troops ending the ten year Soviet occupation of Afghanistan.
RM2GRXE11–KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. 30th April 1988. Young Afghan recruits watch a presentation on folding a parachute, at the number 59 Military Technical center April 30, 1988 outside Kabul, Afghanistan. The boys, ages 13 and 14 have been drafted into the army to fight against the mujahideen.
RM2B00NAF–Afghanistan: Soldiers ride aboard a Soviet BMD airborne combat vehicle in the streets of Kabul, 25 March 1986. The Soviet War in Afghanistan was a nine-year conflict involving the Soviet Union, supporting the Marxist government of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan against the indigenous Afghan Mujahideen and foreign ‘Arab–Afghan’ volunteers. The mujahideen found other support from a variety of sources including the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Egypt, China and other nations. The Afghan war became a proxy war in the broader context of the late Cold War.
RM2B01X70–In the early 1950s, Moscow provided advisers and financial support for China’s new Communist leaders. But after Joseph Stalin died in 1953, the Sino-Soviet relationship deteriorated steadily over differences in ideology and international relations. Tensions escalated into military buildups along the Sino-Soviet border. After armed clashes erupted between Chinese and Soviet forces along China’s northeast border, many observers predicted war. Ultimately, both sides backed down. But Mao had come to realize that he could not confront both the USA and the Soviet Union simultaneously and determined
RM2GDRBAB–Circa 1980's, Afghanistan: Mujahideen Fighting against USSR. Insurgent groups in Afghanistan (known collectively as the mujahideen) fought a nine-year guerrilla war against the Soviet Army and the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan government throughout the 1980s, mostly in the Afghan countryside. In what was a Cold War-era proxy war, the Mujahideen were backed by the United States, Pakistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, China, and the United Kingdom. (Credit Image: © Mark Richards/ZUMA Press Wire Service)
RM2GRXEDF–KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. 30th April 1988. Young Afghan recruits watch a presentation on folding a parachute, at the number 59 Military Technical center April 30, 1988 outside Kabul, Afghanistan. The boys, ages between 13 and 18 have been drafted into the army to fight against the mujahideen.
RM2GWMTHM–KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. 4h April 1988. A rocket hits a residential neighborhood of Karte-Ye-Sakhi crowded with mud brick homes on a hillside April 16, 1988 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The rocket, fired by the Afghan mujahideen killed two young sisters playing in a courtyard.
RM2GWMTHK–KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. 16th April 1988. An Afghan father turns away from the carnage after seeing his two daughters killed in a rocket attack in the residential neighborhood of Karte-Ye-Sakhi April 16, 1988 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The rocket, fired by the Afghan mujahideen killed two young sisters playing in a courtyard.
RMCY1189–Afghan women wearing full body cover called a burqa walk past a Soviet T-62 tank guarding a street February 2, 1989 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
RM2P053HR–Exiled Afghan National Liberation Front leader Sibgatullah Mojededdi discusses a post-Soviet government in Afghanistan as leader of the Afghan Seven Party Alliance, near the Khyber Pass, January 3, 1989 in Peshawar, Pakistan.
RM2BCH8MN–An elderly Afghan man holds a bunch of faded tulips as he mourns at the gravesite of his son killed in the civil war by Afghan mujahideen fighters following the funeral at Martyrs Hill burial grounds April 27, 1989 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
RM2E329C7–Afghan President Mohammed Najibullah delivers an address to the Afghan Loya Jirga or grand assembly of delegates May 24, 1989 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The two-day assembly is being held three month after the soviet troops withdrawal.
RMCY1192–Afghan women village defense forces in traditional tribal costume carry Soviet AK-47's during a parade to mark the 10th anniversary of the communist revolution April 26, 1988 in Kabul, Afghanistan.
RM2B8NFNM–Afghan soldiers ride a Soviet-made T-62 main battle tank during a military parade to mark the tenth anniversary of the communist revolution April 26, 1988 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The communist regime took power in a revolt known as the Saur Revolution backed by the Soviet Union.
RM2B8NFB4–Afghan soldiers ride a Soviet-made T-62 main battle tank during a military parade to mark the tenth anniversary of the communist revolution April 26, 1988 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The communist regime took power in a revolt known as the Saur Revolution backed by the Soviet Union.
RM2B8NFBB–Afghan soldiers ride a Soviet-made BM-21 'Grad' truck-mounted 122 mm multiple rocket launcher during a military parade to mark the tenth anniversary of the communist revolution April 26, 1988 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The communist regime took power in a revolt known as the Saur Revolution backed by the Soviet Union.
RM2B8NFAK–Afghan soldiers ride atop a Soviet-made ZSU-23-4 Shilka, a lightly armored self-propelled, radar guided anti-aircraft weapon system during a military parade to mark the tenth anniversary of the communist revolution April 26, 1988 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The communist regime took power in a revolt known as the Saur Revolution backed by the Soviet Union.
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