>From ABC news:
"Almost immediately after the 1979 Soviet invasion, the Afghan population, bearing all sorts of weapons, began a relentless guerrilla campaign, attacking and sabotaging the superior force's personnel, installations and vehicles, gradually bleeding a mostly improperly trained and motivated Soviet force.
"You're talking about a warrior society," says Gray. "In the same way the Irish like to drink and engage in bare-knuckle fistfights, fighting is what Afghans do.""
The rest is here:
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/abc/20010923/ts/wtc_forces_010921_1.html
Some background on Colin Gray:
http://www.nipp.org/Professionals/Gray.htm
Chris