Excellent article on Afghanistan

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Originally Posted by redcoat2

Without wishing to be drawn into the debate I would just like to post a couple of links to articles about the Soviet-Afghan War.

The Soviet-Afghan War: A Superpower Mired in the Mountains
by Lester W. Grau, Foreign Military Studies Office, Fort Leavenworth, KS.

http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/doc...redinmount.htm

Humping a Ruck Across Sunny Afghanistan, Summer of 1986.
A Snipers Paradise interview with a Soviet Spetsnaz vet of the Soviet-Afghan War.

http://www.snipersparadise.com/articles/soviet.htm

The last article is truly a must read. Thank you Also, I remember someone here talking about Soviets not having NCOs, or something like that: "Andrei: Typically 22 people or somewhere around there. There were five officers, 4 NCO's, and the rest sergeants and privates. "