25 Photos 0f The Red Army Losing in Afghanistan (2025)

25 Photos 0f The Red Army Losing in Afghanistan 1 A low-flying Afghan helicopter gunship in a snow-capped valley along Salang 2 A mujahideen fighter shows off his RPGs 3 A boy soldier in the mujahideen with his arms full of explosives 4 A column of Soviet armor and military trucks moves up the highway toward the Soviet border 5 Muslim anti-aircraft gunners in eastern Afghanistan's Paktia Province 6 A Russian T-62 Commando tank destroyed in the Panjshir River Valley in Parwan Valley 7 After the Soviet withdrawal 8 Aftermath in a village located along the Salang Highway, shelled and destroyed during fights between Mujahideen guerrillas and Afghan soldiers 9 An Afghan guerrilla handles a U.S.-made Stinger anti-aircraft missile 10 Afghan guerrillas atop a downed Soviet Mi-8 transport helicopter, near the Salang Highway, a vital supply route north from Kabul to the Soviet border 11 A Soviet soldier smokes a cigarette at a checkpoint of the Soviet military airport in Kabul 12 Afghans wait outside the Kabul central Pulicharkhi prison days after the Moscow-installed regime of Babrak Karmal took over 13 A Soviet-style military parade, held on the occasion of 5th anniversary of Afghanistan's 1978 Saur Revolution In the streets of Kabul 14 Soviet soldiers observe the highlands 15 A guerilla soldier points a stinger rocket launcher at a passing aircraft 16 A troop of Muslim rebels equipped with old-fashioned rifles, east of Kabul 17 Soviet troops on the move in 18 Soviet soldiers prepare to change their position while fighting Islamic guerrillas 19 A mujahideen, a captain in the Afghan army before deserting, poses with a group of rebels near Herat, Afghanistan 20 Soviet soldiers direct tank traffic outside Kabul 21 Soviet soldiers stand by armored vehicles. 22 Afghan guerrillas, armed and equipped with motorcycles prepare for action with Soviet and government forces 23 Three Muslim rebels, one armed with a Soviet-made AK-47 assault rifle, left, the others with older bolt-action rifles, pose on horseback during a rebel meeting at village near Herat 24 The Soviet Union withdraws 25 Soviets withdraw Most Popular