[lbo-talk] Russians reflect on Afghan conflict

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Mon Jul 14 09:35:52 PDT 2008


Tuesday, 8 July 2008

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



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