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Ghosts in the Mountains: The Soviet-Afghan War – Part 2

Ghosts in the Mountains: The Soviet-Afghan War – Part 2

Released Monday, 23rd August 2021
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Ghosts in the Mountains: The Soviet-Afghan War – Part 2

Ghosts in the Mountains: The Soviet-Afghan War – Part 2

Ghosts in the Mountains: The Soviet-Afghan War – Part 2

Ghosts in the Mountains: The Soviet-Afghan War – Part 2

Monday, 23rd August 2021
 1 person rated this episode
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The Soviet 40th Army invaded Afghanistan in the closing days of 1979. They would not leave for another nine years. Exhausted and frustrated by their inability to decisively crush the elusive freedom fighters in the mountains – the Mujahideen – the Soviets turn to atrocity and criminal violence to achieve their objectives. Meanwhile, adrenaline-seeking journalists and idealistic Western reporters illegally sneak into the war zone to uncover the truth behind the war. 

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