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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When the Soviets resorted to heavy bombing, most of the guerrillas simply slipped away into another valley. I was less than half a mile from the Soviet position at Ab Darrah, surrounded by guerrillas who were in jubilant spirits. From a mountain overlooking the valley, we could clearly see the Soviet camp. It had a triangular perimeter, with six self-propelled howitzers lined up neatly in a row, and next to them eight BM-21 mobile rocket launchers, well known to military experts as Stalin organs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AFGHANISTAN: Bogged Down in a Frustrating War | 7/5/1982 | See Source »

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