Afgan: The Soviet Experience (1989)

As the US mission in Afghanistan nears its 18th year, Jeff Harmon's time as the only western journalist embedded with Soviet forces tells a familiar story of a mountainous, sandy quagmire.
25 years after the soviet retreat from Afghanistan, the Taliban say Russia "destroyed" the country. As coalition forces finally exit after their own 13-year war, can lessons be learnt from the Soviet experience?

"This film is an experience in Glasnost". With these words General Serebov granted the unprecedented access necessary to make the definitive documentary on the Russian-Afghan war. The resulting portraits of frontline fighters reveal the bitter reality of the Soviet experience: "Our presence here can be considered a mistake. I've served for two years and still I don't understand a thing".

Jeff B. Harmon - Ref. 1081

Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHdTUvqZkS8
Check out the music video edit by Mauzer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aPM4XZUbO4
The moment this starts in this video is at 23:13.
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