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Afghanistan - 25 years on

A look back to 1979 when Soviet tanks invaded Afghanistan

A look back to 1979 when Soviet tanks invaded Afghanistan. The programme includes eyewitness accounts of the dramatic and violent events following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. It examines how the occupation of this impoverished nation has sowed the seeds of some of the biggest challenges facing the world today.

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22 minutes

成人快手 World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project

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