Russians reflect on Afghan conflict http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7494357.stm
By James Rodgers BBC News, Moscow
Between 1979 and 1989 thousands of Soviet soldiers died in Afghanistan fighting the US-backed mujahideen. But 110 British soldiers have been killed in the country since 2001 as fighting rages with the Taleban. So what do Russian veterans think of Afghanistan and the current Nato campaign? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7494357.stm