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Top secret Soviet operation was “for the sake of Afghan people”

Published: 27 December, 2009, 09:08
Edited: 22 June, 2010, 14:41


The ruins of the royal palace at Kabul after decades of war (Photo: Tony Cross / rfi.fr)

The storming Afghan president Hafizullah Amin’s palace in 1979 by a group of Soviet special forces was one of history’s most audacious special unit operations.

 
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Khalil June 22, 2010, 12:55 quote
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1979 I was in high school in Kabul I remembered that day so vividly to get rid of Amen was very excitement of that crap president he was nothing but a dictator killed so many innocent people he deserved what he had done to the Afghan people long-live to Parchame Khalq Babrak Karmal and Najeb

mohammad (unregistered) January 22, 2012, 23:12 quote
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I was in Kabul during the invasion. Initially we were happy that Amin was gone but no liked the idea of soviets invasion. These Soviets should be ashamed of what the did in my country. Amin, Babrack, Taraky and Najib were all Soviet's slaves and spies.But thank god that their nose were bloodied , run away cowardly and lost control of many contries

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