Russia in Afghanistan 1979 to 1989 - Part 1 of 3

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In 1979, the Soviets had ill-suited uniforms and inferior fighting tactics, and found it impossible to defeat the popular Afghan guerrilla army. They had underestimated their enemy and lacked the forces to win.

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[Neeverseen]

@thecoolguy511

Forget what the others said.

The Afghan troups fought in open field at first.

When they realized, that they had no chance against modern armory, they used the tactic of 1000 needle stitches. Not very hornorful, but very effective.

The Afghan guerillas were hidden in between the civilians, and the chance to uncover their identity was to small. The only solution would be a genocide.

And that wasn't possible, just like it isn't today.

[digitalwolves]

Chuck norris and i both fought in this war. it was fast and it was brutal, but we had to retire early we both took arrows to the knees.

[ordinaryperson7]

Even the conservative Dr. Jack Wheeler admitted "the Soviets won in Afghanistan. The famed Mujahaddin had slunk back to the refugee camps in Pakistan, demoralized, dejected, and defeated. I was there, I saw it. It was August, 1986, and the Mujhaddin had given up. The Soviets had won." He also goes on to say that is was the stinger missile that won the war for the Mujahaddin but Alan Kuperman's report said the stinger had little effect. The last major Soviet operation, Magistral, was successful.

[TheXxVIP3RxX]

@Faryadoon1 the west actually supplied them with weapons, only the old shitty ones though, oh and the soviets left shit loads of armour, helicopters, jets, weapons, which is why the Taliban had lots of tanks and things and they took power using these

[powmful]

The Soviets still did very well. In terms of their k/d ratio. But they didn't win.

And yeah, their tatics wern't the best, nor was the quality of the average 'Ivan'. Though in the defence of the motherland they are good enough.

[Faryadoon1]

@thecoolguy511 yes they were beaten by Afghan Mujahideens, which had old, poor weapons, while russian had tanks, new weapons, stinger, rackets, and still they beat russians.

[04GUITARPLAYER04]

@thecoolguy511 not necessarily they left cause there was no pint to lose all these soldiers over a small reason

[6958921]

@thecoolguy511 yes



[thecoolguy511]

russia lost this war??

[bigbirdjl]

In soviet russia BTR-70 drive you @ 2:49