We Asked Russia's 1980s Afghan War Vets To Judge The U.S. Exit. Here's What They Said

Over half a million Soviet troops served in Afghanistan between 1979 and 1989. Among the first deployed was Rustam Khodzhayev, seen posing here (front row, first from the left) with his special operations unit in 1981.

Veterans of the Soviet Union's decade-long war in Afghanistan see parallels — and stark contrasts — with the U.S. experience and exit after two decades there.

(Image credit: Khodzhayev Family)



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