Soviet-Afghan War

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  • @TheArmchairHistorian
    @TheArmchairHistorian  6 місяців тому +167

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    • @sushilsingh8996
      @sushilsingh8996 6 місяців тому +8

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      @kaiseramadeus233 6 місяців тому +2

      Is this a reupload? I swear I've seen this before

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  • @vicm5517
    @vicm5517 6 місяців тому +2586

    You forgot to mention that Big Boss operated north of Kabul in 1984 in order to stop the development of Metal Gear

    • @solomoncumquats776
      @solomoncumquats776 6 місяців тому

      This needs to be pinned

    • @antondaniel9365
      @antondaniel9365 6 місяців тому +206

      And also that's why almost all soviet battalions had most men MIA

    • @ghost7344
      @ghost7344 6 місяців тому +145

      We wanted to include a Big Boss refference! But decided to scrap it.

    • @SirDavid290
      @SirDavid290 6 місяців тому +19

      The video made me want to replay Jagged Alliance 2, lol

    • @vicm5517
      @vicm5517 6 місяців тому +55

      @@ghost7344 no way, that is pretty niche but would have been cool to rerence as a joke. Love the content btw

  • @kangaroocaliphate1577
    @kangaroocaliphate1577 6 місяців тому +2162

    My father was drafted out of Lithuania for this war. When we came to America he was astonished to see America get it's boots in the same muddy mess the soviets did.

    • @Porfection
      @Porfection 6 місяців тому +27

      labas

    • @kidfox3971
      @kidfox3971 6 місяців тому +244

      It was not at all the same, we successfully overthrew the Taliban by the end of 2001 and established a presidential republic. It was entirely the fault of cowardly Afghans who gave up without a fight that the republic doesn't exist anymore, the US has no responsibility for that.

    • @theocculus7398
      @theocculus7398 6 місяців тому +170

      @@kidfox3971well not entirely and the US is at fault for parts of it so not completely true but sure lol

    • @iplaygames8090
      @iplaygames8090 6 місяців тому

      @@kidfox3971 crazy that the soviet puppet state lasted longer then yours. The soviet one limped on for 2 years, you didnt even manage to leave the country before kabul fell

    • @blockmasterscott
      @blockmasterscott 6 місяців тому +48

      @@kidfox3971 Pretty much this, the two conflicts are apples and oranges.

  • @lucianoosorio5942
    @lucianoosorio5942 6 місяців тому +3126

    “In 1979, the Soviets thought they should have their own Vietnam, and they invaded Afghanistan to prevent a US-sponsored Islamic insurgency, and in response to these various crises, Olympic Games were boycotted.” Oversimplified

    • @anakinskyogre1037
      @anakinskyogre1037 6 місяців тому +132

      Sounds familiar to today with Russia banned from the olympics

    • @AzGunseli
      @AzGunseli 6 місяців тому +50

      Which video is that? There is no mention of a US-sponsored Islamic insurgency in this one.

    • @bidyarnovhazarika494
      @bidyarnovhazarika494 6 місяців тому +66

      ​@AzGunseli it is a reference to oversimplified's video

    • @Preußens_Gloria
      @Preußens_Gloria 6 місяців тому +86

      ​@@anakinskyogre1037 Ukraine is not Russia's Vietnam. It's just that Tanks are nerfed and advancing into enemy territory has to be done in WW1 style.

    • @MrStolboy
      @MrStolboy 6 місяців тому +71

      ​@@anakinskyogre1037and did usa get banned for Vietnam, korea, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan?? No, and that explains enough

  • @bradkempton7905
    @bradkempton7905 6 місяців тому +935

    "The 1970s were a turbulent time in Afghan politics." When has Afghan politics NOT had turbulent times?

    • @kellychuang8373
      @kellychuang8373 6 місяців тому +18

      So very true along with the rest of that country's history.

    • @christiandauz3742
      @christiandauz3742 6 місяців тому +44

      Ancient Persia?
      The Achaemenids didn't force their beliefs and culture upon the Pastun people. They only require annual tribute
      Afghanistan didn't rebel against Persia. A few of them integrated Zoastrinism into their beliefs

    • @krisshnapeswanipeswani3190
      @krisshnapeswanipeswani3190 6 місяців тому +52

      The 50s and 60d were prosperus and atabel. The king had liberlsized the nation. One famous phot is that of college cgrisl in wester styleetnak tops and skirts going to university.afgahanistan had so much potential

    • @angryvaultguy
      @angryvaultguy 6 місяців тому +44

      50s and 60s was pretty good for the Afghans as they were experiencing modernization, going to westernised schools and women were far more free then current women in Afghanistan. In fact it was a popular tourist destination for Americans especially hippies
      Many middle eastern countries in those times were on the up but war and political upheaval destroyed it all

    • @akumaking1
      @akumaking1 6 місяців тому +5

      Before humans moved into the region?

  • @fanteasy7399
    @fanteasy7399 6 місяців тому +351

    6:00
    My dad was participating in the operation "Storm 333" as he was given an order to secure Kabul Airport perimeter while Spetsnaz stormed Amin's Palace. He guarded the Airport for over 2 years until in 1981 he was sent back home. His main objectives were to coordinate artillery and helicopter strikes to the mountainous terrain by sending radio signals. Basically, he was doing reconnaisance for the artillery and infantry in the Panjshir Valley and Kabul region

    • @TheResilient5689
      @TheResilient5689 6 місяців тому +14

      If I may ask, how did your father feel himself for having participated in the war at least in hindsight?

    • @ArmaDino22
      @ArmaDino22 6 місяців тому

      You need to watch this then. It's a super detailed video about Storm 333. You might see your dad's name pop up there as well.
      ua-cam.com/video/s81vlFaLZs8/v-deo.html

    • @hazel-w2g
      @hazel-w2g 6 місяців тому +27

      ​@@TheResilient5689 there are no peaceful situations in Afghanistan always dangerous... and his father did fight....
      my father was tank crew in 1976s and in 80s he said that they were no peaceful situations in Afghanistan because whether civilians would kill you and do called mujahideen would kill you too

    • @stefanodadamo6809
      @stefanodadamo6809 6 місяців тому +3

      Grim times, grim duties

    • @JRyan-lu5im
      @JRyan-lu5im 6 місяців тому +4

      I'd be careful what you post regarding this OP, as your father likely spilled classified Soviet information to you, which would endanger him and yourself legally in the eyes of the Russian federation. Classified Soviet operations and material remain classified by the Russian Federation. You mentioned means and methods used in clandestine operations, which even 40 years later can be significant. There remains classified material predating WWII for the same reasons.

  • @Vietnam_Gigachad
    @Vietnam_Gigachad 6 місяців тому +589

    Soviet fail in conflict at Afghanistan in post Cold War and yet later on America meet the same fate but it took over 20 year, what a mad land

    • @Deadpoolion
      @Deadpoolion 6 місяців тому +67

      The British Empire also occupied Afghanistan twice.

    • @Nocturnalzyx
      @Nocturnalzyx 6 місяців тому

      Except the US didn’t collapse ten years later

    • @dinosertanejo222
      @dinosertanejo222 6 місяців тому

      F***ing Alexander the Great had trouble in the region!

    • @brookklynz911
      @brookklynz911 6 місяців тому +54

      They call Afghanistan the graveyard of conquerors for a reason

    • @Nawab023
      @Nawab023 6 місяців тому +25

      @@Deadpoolion They Afghans killed All of the british Invaders accept one so that he could tell the story, if thats what he told you Fear God

  • @ghost7344
    @ghost7344 6 місяців тому +463

    Hello, editor here, hope you guys enjoyed our video! I will be responding to technical questions down below for the next 24-48 hrs (Ex: Music at minute/how did you do this/etc).

    • @adielquintana3847
      @adielquintana3847 6 місяців тому +9

      Hey great video. How long does it take to edit each video?

    • @aaronropers-huilman660
      @aaronropers-huilman660 6 місяців тому +7

      Love the video, love the editing!! What software do you use to edit? Is the animation done in-house or contracted out to others?

    • @THEHOLYCHAINSWORD
      @THEHOLYCHAINSWORD 6 місяців тому +1

      How'd you do the geographical lines

    • @estherzyambo
      @estherzyambo 6 місяців тому

      How much time is needed to animate each frame

    • @JoelTDan
      @JoelTDan 6 місяців тому +1

      Oh so copl you did an amazing job with the edits then. I really love watching Armchair's work.

  • @JamesTheLamenter
    @JamesTheLamenter 6 місяців тому +204

    Sometime during the Soviet-Afghanistan War the Legendary Hero known as Big Boss returned to the battlefield apparently from death as a mercenary under the banner of his own force called the Diamond Dogs.
    Some Soviet soldiers were reported missing only to be found in the ranks of Diamond Dogs.
    Soviet combat reports stated that Big Boss had a horn over his eye and was rumoured to be a key person responsible for the soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan.
    I'm sure that some of you have heard at least some of the stories of Big Boss's activities in the region.

    • @kittycatwithinternetaccess2356
      @kittycatwithinternetaccess2356 6 місяців тому +5

      that was an ok game

    • @TheResilient5689
      @TheResilient5689 6 місяців тому +25

      Don’t forget that Venom Snake and Quiet fought off an entire Soviet armored battalion in the outskirts of Kabul too!

  • @zac1758
    @zac1758 6 місяців тому +529

    Armchair historian putting banger after banger niche war video is what I love to see

    • @L17_8
      @L17_8 6 місяців тому +10

      God sent His only son Jesus to die for our sins on the cross. This was the ultimate expression of God's love for us. Then God raised Jesus from the dead on the third day. Jesus loves you ❤️ but the end times written about in the Holy Bible are already happening in the world. Please REPENT now and turn to Jesus and receive Salvation before it is too late. Time is almost up.

    • @eclipse_war5009
      @eclipse_war5009 6 місяців тому +5

      ​@@L17_8 Why serve in heaven when you can rule in hell?

    • @namsangi1231
      @namsangi1231 6 місяців тому +7

      @@L17_8is randomly forcing your religion onto others the only thing you do in life? 😭😭

    • @helghannationalist9798
      @helghannationalist9798 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@namsangi1231 hes not forcing it on you its a youtube comment. Dont make a mountain out of an anthill

    • @kaiseramadeus233
      @kaiseramadeus233 6 місяців тому +4

      @@L17_8 Why does God allow children to get cancer?

  • @nonbigbrain9662
    @nonbigbrain9662 6 місяців тому +132

    Thanks you so much! People often forget this war but remember Vietnam, Korea, Cuban missile crisis, etc but never the Soviet-Afghan war

    • @Vietnam_Gigachad
      @Vietnam_Gigachad 6 місяців тому +31

      Most people remember Vietnam War between Vietnam and America , and yet, they didn't know about Sino Vietnam and china conflicts later from 79 to 90s "most records said from 79 to 83 but in fact it doesn't"

    • @nonbigbrain9662
      @nonbigbrain9662 6 місяців тому +4

      @@Vietnam_Gigachad it’s sad honestly

    • @MichaelNguyen-yw5tk
      @MichaelNguyen-yw5tk 6 місяців тому

      When was the last time the US won a war lmao geez. All that military power

    • @johnnotrealname8168
      @johnnotrealname8168 6 місяців тому +13

      ​@@MichaelNguyen-yw5tkIraq War (2003-2011).

    • @nonbigbrain9662
      @nonbigbrain9662 6 місяців тому +12

      @@MichaelNguyen-yw5tk gulf war? America absolutely obliterated Iraq

  • @ShadYT69
    @ShadYT69 6 місяців тому +45

    This is what I've been waiting for! Thanks Armchair Historian.

  • @KingSizzle21
    @KingSizzle21 6 місяців тому +289

    “While the Soviets expected to be greeted as liberators, what they found was the Afghan People United against them.”
    Wow, as an Iraq War vet that sounds a lot like what happened to us. Republican President Bush sent us in, we were told we’d be greeted as liberators, and we found that we were mired in an insurgency for a decade.

    • @fabovondestory
      @fabovondestory 6 місяців тому +4

      Third times a charme in 2022

    • @looinrims
      @looinrims 6 місяців тому +30

      …I mean a lot of Iraqis were overjoyed to see Americans topple saddam
      They were mad at each other due to ethnic and religious tensions

    • @femboyshitposter676
      @femboyshitposter676 6 місяців тому +1

      @@looinrims Nope a documentary later on showed that a iraqi man that toppled saddam's statue greatly regreted that now.

    • @femboyshitposter676
      @femboyshitposter676 6 місяців тому

      @@fabovondestory Ukrops can't talk when you kill your own people for retreating the SBU was having a field day in Bakhmut with their hatchets.

    • @SupremeLeader2011
      @SupremeLeader2011 6 місяців тому +14

      ​@@looinrimsthat footage of iraqis celebrating while toppling saddams statue was staged by the US army

  • @starsjosephfrost
    @starsjosephfrost 6 місяців тому +338

    British Failure
    Soviet Failure
    American Failure

    • @Peopleunder
      @Peopleunder 6 місяців тому

      Afghans didn't failure themselves? Civil wars through 100 years.

    • @spardaprowess3277
      @spardaprowess3277 6 місяців тому +56

      Mongol failure, Alexander the great failure, Persia failure.

    • @starsjosephfrost
      @starsjosephfrost 6 місяців тому +7

      @@spardaprowess3277 yes and them

    • @mistaketired.5294
      @mistaketired.5294 6 місяців тому +2

      whos next?

    • @-_Hatred_-
      @-_Hatred_- 6 місяців тому +17

      ​@@spardaprowess3277 Alexander scorched the Central Asia. He did not fail there.

  • @theawesomeman9821
    @theawesomeman9821 6 місяців тому +135

    I remember in 2004, a news reporter asked an American soldier on TV, how confident he was in pacifying Afghanistan. He replied that he was very confident because, "we're not the Soviets."

    • @MYKOLA_SS
      @MYKOLA_SS 6 місяців тому +17

      lol

    • @aleksandarvil5718
      @aleksandarvil5718 5 місяців тому +17

      r/AgedLikeMilk 🙄 😮‍💨
      😂😂😂

    • @Admirel2
      @Admirel2 4 місяці тому +4

      The Americans did get a lot closer towards that goal than anyone had in the past, perhaps the next super power to try will succeed

    • @KaiserMattTygore927
      @KaiserMattTygore927 4 місяці тому +1

      @@Admirel2 :)

    • @sztypettto
      @sztypettto 2 місяці тому +14

      @@Admirel2 Soviets spent 10 years with immense international pressure and 0 allies. The US spent 20 years with full international support. Sure...

  • @TheQdfqdsf
    @TheQdfqdsf 6 місяців тому +418

    Americans watching this war were like, "Hold my beer, we can one-up this!"

    • @elllo_
      @elllo_ 6 місяців тому +35

      That exit was bidens eff up.

    • @Samsung-1.9Cu.Ft.Microwave
      @Samsung-1.9Cu.Ft.Microwave 6 місяців тому +15

      ​@@elllo_FJB and FKH

    • @hydrogendiamond5830
      @hydrogendiamond5830 6 місяців тому

      ​@@elllo_ Plan was made by the orangutan. Remember that.

    • @GM-xk1nw
      @GM-xk1nw 6 місяців тому +29

      @@elllo_ no, Trump made the deal Trump bot

    • @GM-xk1nw
      @GM-xk1nw 6 місяців тому +6

      @@elllo_ and you lost the war you waged for 20 years hahahaha

  • @akend4426
    @akend4426 6 місяців тому +631

    In 1984, the Grandfather wrote “don’t tell mom I’m in Afghanistan.”
    Then, in 1994 the Father wrote “don’t tell mom I’m in Chechnya.”
    Now, in 2024, the son writes “don’t tell mom I’m in Ukraine.”

    • @Goated-Aaron-May
      @Goated-Aaron-May 6 місяців тому +122

      In 2014, the older brother wrote “don't tell mom I'm in Syria”

    • @deaghostyt2217
      @deaghostyt2217 6 місяців тому +23

      French para 2024 : dont tell mom im in Serbia, Kosovo, Albania

    • @romanromanchuk7718
      @romanromanchuk7718 6 місяців тому +60

      Don't tell mom, I'm in Korea,
      Don't tell mom, I'm in Vietnam
      Don't tell mom I'm in Afghanistan
      Don't tell mom I'm in Iraq

    • @DobroDed76
      @DobroDed76 6 місяців тому +33

      Ukranians write "don't tell mom I'am in Donbass"

    • @DobroDed76
      @DobroDed76 6 місяців тому +13

      @@Goated-Aaron-May Now they write "tell mom I'am in Syria or Africa and not in Donbass"

  • @thenewongoam2486
    @thenewongoam2486 6 місяців тому +158

    Video Suggestion: The Troubles in Northern Ireland.

    • @kellychuang8373
      @kellychuang8373 6 місяців тому +10

      That or another part of the globe Nicaragua in the 1980s.

    • @johnnotrealname8168
      @johnnotrealname8168 6 місяців тому +9

      ​@@kellychuang8373Oooh! El Salvador in the '80s.

  • @RebelCowboy-y5u
    @RebelCowboy-y5u 6 місяців тому +127

    I was actually going to ask you if you could do a video of the Soviet afghan war. But then this shows up unexpectedly. Thanks man.

    • @L17_8
      @L17_8 6 місяців тому +4

      God sent His only son Jesus to die for our sins on the cross. This was the ultimate expression of God's love for us. Then God raised Jesus from the dead on the third day. Jesus loves you ❤️ but the end times written about in the Holy Bible are already happening in the world. Please REPENT now and turn to Jesus and receive Salvation before it is too late. Time is almost up.

    • @jandg92
      @jandg92 6 місяців тому

      @@L17_8 You seem insane.

    • @lionelhutz5137
      @lionelhutz5137 6 місяців тому

      @@L17_8 is it skip medication day?

  • @pixelprincess9
    @pixelprincess9 5 місяців тому +56

    “You’re not a real superpower until you’ve lost a war in Afghanistan.”

  • @indianajones4321
    @indianajones4321 6 місяців тому +76

    Very overlooked part of history, glad you’re covering it

    • @L17_8
      @L17_8 6 місяців тому +2

      God sent His only son Jesus to die for our sins on the cross. This was the ultimate expression of God's love for us. Then God raised Jesus from the dead on the third day. Jesus loves you ❤️ but the end times written about in the Holy Bible are already happening in the world. Please REPENT now and turn to Jesus and receive Salvation before it is too late.

    • @FIVEBASKET
      @FIVEBASKET 6 місяців тому +3

      For the Algorithm

    • @oilersridersbluejays
      @oilersridersbluejays 6 місяців тому +3

      @L17_8 I’m a Christian but dude, this isn’t the place for this. You’re making the rest of us look bad. Keep your religion to yourself as I keep it to myself.

    • @euphoriaggaminghd
      @euphoriaggaminghd 6 місяців тому +2

      ​@@oilersridersbluejayshe's not making anyone look bad, he's just preaching lmao

  • @sasin2715
    @sasin2715 6 місяців тому +18

    Vietnam is so iconic that any conflict in which a major power struggles against a minor one is called exactly that

    • @capncake8837
      @capncake8837 Місяць тому

      Even the Malayan Emergency, which happened before Vietnam and actually resulted in a British victory, is sometimes called “Britain’s Vietnam.”

    • @sundancetitan5675
      @sundancetitan5675 9 днів тому

      Which is funny because Britain actually won that war ​@@capncake8837

    • @minhaexistencianaotemsenti7132
      @minhaexistencianaotemsenti7132 6 днів тому

      Imagine taking a L so big that they use the war as a example

  • @AuroraWolf655
    @AuroraWolf655 6 місяців тому +71

    30 years later, those weapons were used against the suppliers (US, UK, Etc)

    • @Bruh-td7ex
      @Bruh-td7ex 6 місяців тому +5

      The mujahideen and the Taliban are not the same.

    • @myahsoodinim8570
      @myahsoodinim8570 6 місяців тому

      No weapons that the Soviets and then the Americans supplied to Afghanistan have ever been used against the US or the UK. That's a propaganda myth.

    • @texenna
      @texenna 6 місяців тому +26

      @@Bruh-td7exThe Taliban were the Mujahideen, not all mujahideen became the Taliban.

    • @WangMingGe
      @WangMingGe 6 місяців тому +5

      @@texenna Yep. Not all Mujahideen ended up being Taliban, but we literally have footage and records of some of the same guys who led the Taliban regime made while they were fighting in the '80s.

    • @texenna
      @texenna 6 місяців тому +2

      @@WangMingGe northern coalition that fought the Taliban and later became the Islamic republic were Mujahideen

  • @jackcullen69
    @jackcullen69 5 місяців тому +10

    6:02
    “Operation Storm-333” has got to be up there as one of the most badass-sounding operation names

  • @Жидкий-к5ч
    @Жидкий-к5ч 6 місяців тому +43

    What other 70,000 losses? The Soviet army lost 14,000 people in 10 years of war, the author simply combined the losses of the Afghan army with the Soviet ones

    • @WangMingGe
      @WangMingGe 6 місяців тому +18

      He may include also wounded and deserted. Usually, in most countries (apparently not in Russia/the USSR), "casualties" is a figure combining KIA, WIA and MIA/POWs.

    • @Shyhalu
      @Shyhalu 6 місяців тому +16

      @@WangMingGe No, we do this too. US only counts its own - happily ignores the tens or hundreds of thousands of our "allies" that fell.

    • @Alfonse-dm6ht
      @Alfonse-dm6ht 5 місяців тому +3

      ​​​@@Shyhalu How Dare Say Such A Thing The USA Is Not Callous Unlike The Others
      (Sarcasm)

    • @baconbliss4796
      @baconbliss4796 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@@Alfonse-dm6htyeah out politicians who represent of perfectly would never be so callous as to reduce live to mere numbers like that lol

    • @Chosen_Ash
      @Chosen_Ash 2 місяці тому

      If you include injured/missing its 70,000

  • @rhysthomas1699
    @rhysthomas1699 6 місяців тому +251

    Colonel Trautman: we already had our Vietnam, now you're gonna have yours.

    • @M4DNOM4D
      @M4DNOM4D 6 місяців тому +10

      Colonel Zeysan: 1 Man Against Trained Commandos Who Is This Man , God?

    • @eliotness4029
      @eliotness4029 6 місяців тому +10

      no one in the west is interested now in what is happening in Afghanistan
      until 1979, no one in the west knew or wanted to know about Afghanistan. and when the USSR sent troops there at the request of the Afghan government, all the mass media in the west were filled with news from there. how Soviet soldiers allegedly kill Afghans there. which was not true.
      and remember last year. An earthquake occurred in Afghanistan. thousands of poor people in a poor province died. and no one in the west wrote about them. and no one helped them. This is Europe two-faced. only Kazakhstan sent aid to victims in Afghanistan. no one in west is interested in what is happening in Africa or Afghanistan or in Asia

    • @jackhardy3905
      @jackhardy3905 6 місяців тому +20

      His quote aged very badly since 2001

    • @SonOfTEHDEBIL
      @SonOfTEHDEBIL 6 місяців тому +2

      @@jackhardy3905 It aged even worse in 2021

    • @lionelhutz5137
      @lionelhutz5137 6 місяців тому

      To survive war you must become war.

  • @anubisRN555
    @anubisRN555 6 місяців тому +18

    In my college in Egypt multiple professors take part with Mujahideen against the soviet their trips to Afghanistan was paid by Saudi government

  • @lt.dashkov1079
    @lt.dashkov1079 6 місяців тому +33

    I discovered my love of history when i watched Kino Gruppa Krovi with Soviet Afghan footage till this day I find this conflict almost like a view into what the US would eventually face exept longer and more expensive.

  • @Eldar-sy2vw5hm9x
    @Eldar-sy2vw5hm9x 6 місяців тому +128

    The USSR has Afghanistan,
    The USA has Vietnam,
    France has Algeria.
    They are united by the fact that these countries lost primarily politically, and not militarily.
    У СССР - Афганистан,
    У США - Вьетнам,
    У Франции - Алжир.
    Эти объединияет то что эти страны проиграли прежде всего политически, а не в военном плане.

    • @dirtysniper3434
      @dirtysniper3434 6 місяців тому +27

      The British has south Africa.
      The Germans have yugoslavia
      Israel has Lebanon
      Turkey has Armenia
      China has Taiwan
      Vietnam has Cambodia
      Japan has Burma
      India has Bangladesh
      The list goes on and on of major nations failing in smaller weaker states and being totally embarrassed

    • @tiendungpham8139
      @tiendungpham8139 6 місяців тому +10

      ​@@dirtysniper3434Vietnam didn't fail in Cambodia

    • @dirtysniper3434
      @dirtysniper3434 6 місяців тому +9

      @@tiendungpham8139 they did. They withdrew after not being able to stop the insurgents. If they did not fail then neither did the soviets in Afghanistan since they successfully pulled out and replaced the goverment.

    • @AspieTrips
      @AspieTrips 6 місяців тому +26

      @@dirtysniper3434 Bro the dude you're talking to is Vietnamese, he knows what he's talking about. Vietnam occupied Cambodia for a decade and defeated China incursion into vietnam. Vietnam single handely defeated Pol Pot and Khmer Rouge. You are right though, Vietnam's "Vietnam" was indeed battling khmer rouge.

    • @dirtysniper3434
      @dirtysniper3434 6 місяців тому +1

      @@AspieTrips and many of my fellow Americans still do not believe we failed in Iraq or Vietnam. Nationality dose not mean someone is always correct. Vietnam withdrew long after they toppled pol pot. They still were fighting against the insurgents and were forced out ans the government they installed was overthrown. Saying they won would be the same to say the u.s won in Iraq same because the exact same thing happened.
      U.s defeated the Iraqi military, defeated the insurgents loyal to Sadam. And installed their own government. But just like in cambodia. The new goverment failed and insurgents made it not even worth being their

  • @neilhannan5112
    @neilhannan5112 6 місяців тому +92

    There is a Reason why Afghanistan is Nicknamed the Graveyard of Empires

    • @coletrain6545
      @coletrain6545 6 місяців тому +16

      Not according to alexander the great

    • @deaghostyt2217
      @deaghostyt2217 6 місяців тому +31

      ​@@coletrain6545soviets invaded in 79, collapsed in 91 : 11 years.
      Coalition invaded in 2001, last forces left 2021. 20 years.
      Alexandee the great invaded in -330 BC, his empire collapsed in -321 BC.

    • @Th69571
      @Th69571 6 місяців тому +20

      ​@@deaghostyt2217 Afghanistan had nothing to do with Alexander's empire collapsing. Also I don't understand your example of the coalition. They took over the country and the countries forming it are still here today. The only problem was that the government they left behind failed but it didn't affect them in the slightest.

    • @deaghostyt2217
      @deaghostyt2217 6 місяців тому +6

      @@Th69571 coalition forces left behind lots of equipements which then ended in the hands of Russia, Iran and China.
      They lost lot of people for nothing, firmly placing Afghanistan in taliban rule and lost international respect while the coalition disbanded as a whole. Also Alexander the Great's empire still collapsed soo after taking Afghanistan and we cant know for sure if that wasnt the cause because, you know it was 2000+ years ago

    • @eliotness4029
      @eliotness4029 6 місяців тому +14

      no one in the west is interested now in what is happening in Afghanistan
      until 1979, no one in the west knew or wanted to know about Afghanistan. and when the USSR sent troops there at the request of the Afghan government, all the mass media in the west were filled with news from there. how Soviet soldiers allegedly kill Afghans there. which was not true.
      and remember last year. An earthquake occurred in Afghanistan. thousands of poor people in a poor province died. and no one in the west wrote about them. and no one helped them. This is Europe two-faced. only Kazakhstan sent aid to victims in Afghanistan. no one in west is interested in what is happening in Africa or Afghanistan or in Asia

  • @MOBXOJ
    @MOBXOJ 6 місяців тому +1

    No way I was waiting for this for a long time, thank you so much Griffen and the team!

  • @Dylan-mx4dc
    @Dylan-mx4dc 6 місяців тому +29

    15:46 GREAT TRIAL REFERENCE SPOTTED!!! TNO FANS GO!!!!!!

    • @Samu-r2f
      @Samu-r2f 6 місяців тому +7

      I expected this comment lol

    • @Josef-v8i
      @Josef-v8i 6 місяців тому +1

      Same.

  • @canadianrobloxian74
    @canadianrobloxian74 Місяць тому +3

    just shows you terrain *is* crucial in achieving victory

  • @theworldwidechannel
    @theworldwidechannel 6 місяців тому +5

    These videos have helped me learn history so much!

  • @nolanpeters5462
    @nolanpeters5462 4 місяці тому

    This is an outstanding Documentary. Absolutely fantastic front to back

  • @RandomRandonn
    @RandomRandonn 6 місяців тому +10

    Nice Video man..

  • @galatheumbreon6862
    @galatheumbreon6862 6 місяців тому +1

    I haven't been so locked in on a AC historian video in a long time. This was definitely a great episode the team put together

  • @capncake8837
    @capncake8837 6 місяців тому +19

    A Soviet-Afghan War video? Nice. It’s often overlooked and forgotten these days.

    • @eliotness4029
      @eliotness4029 6 місяців тому +6

      no one in the west is interested now in what is happening in Afghanistan
      until 1979, no one in the west knew or wanted to know about Afghanistan. and when the USSR sent troops there at the request of the Afghan government, all the mass media in the west were filled with news from there. how Soviet soldiers allegedly kill Afghans there. which was not true.
      and remember last year. An earthquake occurred in Afghanistan. thousands of poor people in a poor province died. and no one in the west wrote about them. and no one helped them. This is Europe two-faced. only Kazakhstan sent aid to victims in Afghanistan. no one in west is interested in what is happening in Africa or Afghanistan or in Asia

    • @pablom-f8762
      @pablom-f8762 6 місяців тому +1

      Have a look at 'wings of the red star: the hind' excellent documentary, but some graphic images in it, beware.

    • @capncake8837
      @capncake8837 6 місяців тому +4

      @@eliotness4029 That’s kind of a stretch. The governments may not care about helping them, but individual people are interested in Afghanistan and its history. Don’t make such sweeping generalizations.

    • @eliotness4029
      @eliotness4029 6 місяців тому

      @@capncake8837 western individual people are interested in Afghanistan ??????
      a lot of western individual people told me they are NOT interested in Afghanistan, Asia, Africa.
      why nobody knows in the west about earthquake in Afghanistan
      2-faced christian

    • @capncake8837
      @capncake8837 6 місяців тому +1

      @@eliotness4029 I mean, most probably aren’t, but there are always people interested in history and global affairs, including some in the West. I myself am one. I can’t say I’m constantly following the situation in Afghanistan, but it is something that I look into every now and then. Have a more open mind.

  • @ラーメンのボス
    @ラーメンのボス 6 місяців тому +16

    Do one on the US invasion of Panama

  • @DoktarRaven
    @DoktarRaven 6 місяців тому +24

    and sometimes, even Afghanistan's own grave is themselves.

  • @cinematube9163
    @cinematube9163 6 місяців тому +15

    Funny how Saudi Arabia is not even mentioned once in the entire video. Everyone in the west seems to ignore Saudi Arabia's middling in foreign countries

    • @Captain-Jinn
      @Captain-Jinn 5 місяців тому

      How did they contribute to the Soviet-Afghan War?

    • @cinematube9163
      @cinematube9163 5 місяців тому +4

      @@Captain-Jinn they called for a Jihad and sent the Afghanis money, men and weapons under the supervision of the US

    • @Adam_24yt
      @Adam_24yt 3 місяці тому

      Arabs are business men they will only fight when thier business is in danger

    • @EzatInvestor
      @EzatInvestor 7 днів тому

      Saudi is only a puppet of the uS.

  • @xd.gamers5670
    @xd.gamers5670 6 місяців тому +6

    Great video Armchair Historan

  • @sladetuner8661
    @sladetuner8661 6 місяців тому +9

    do ones for the Lebanese Civil War (1975-1990) and south Lebanon War (1985-2000)

  • @charlieh7321
    @charlieh7321 6 місяців тому +3

    your videos are so good love watching them just found you today

  • @paulstaker8861
    @paulstaker8861 6 місяців тому +2

    Venom Snake so smooth he evaded any historical records.
    That's why you are the best, boss!

  • @Byrrd51
    @Byrrd51 6 місяців тому +8

    Another great video. This is great work. Thanks for posting.

  • @darthrevan1794
    @darthrevan1794 6 місяців тому +2

    This video was long in the making,awesome video!

  • @АртемСерегин-ы5ж
    @АртемСерегин-ы5ж 6 місяців тому +27

    Relatively little was told, and at the same time with some strange mistakes and claims
    1) by Brezhnev times there were 25 members of Politburo. 5 were in favor of invasion, 10 were against, where were the rest 10 members?
    2) while talking about Geneva agreements no info is given about the major flaw of it - everyone signed... except the rebels. Like, the second party of the conflict just didn't even participate. And Pakistani officials were quite vocal about not giving a damn about the treaty. But otherwise yeah, total diplomatic victory...
    3) So why is Yazov blamed for operation Typhoon? Who said it was him who initiated it? General Vostrotin claims it was decision of the political and not military leadership (which is probably logical judging by the importance of the withdrawal process), namely of Shewarnadze or Gorbachev, with Gorbachev as the leader making the final decision. Or is it inconvenient to make St. Gorby the Democratiser look bad and instead let's put blame on TNO villain?
    The internal conflicts in the PDPA between the Parcham and Khalq factions are completely omitted, here all the differences between their representatives are that someone is a Soviet puppet and someone is not. Nothing about the Soviet military strategy and its failures either. The sources - Alexievich's dubious book and almost a third of the sources are articles from the 80s, during the height of the war.

    • @АртемСерегин-ы5ж
      @АртемСерегин-ы5ж 6 місяців тому +1

      @howiehall4622 yes, but this kind of hollow video with like no new information other than which can be found by 5 min googling seems to me a waste of artist's resources and energy

    • @Peopleunder
      @Peopleunder 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@howiehall4622need more perspective and detail on this conflict. But Afghans continue fight through 1990s.

    • @historyisawesome6399
      @historyisawesome6399 6 місяців тому +4

      Imo the worst mistake was calling all goverment forces “soviet” even tho most milliatry casulitys and defeats were dra forces not soviet and most offensives seeing only a supporting role by soviet troops by conducting fire support missions or specilized tasked preformed by the vdv and spetnaz. This is like blaming the talbian 2021 offensive a complete us faliure evn tho the afgan army were the one who broke and fleed

  • @Sm0k_grenade
    @Sm0k_grenade 6 місяців тому +1

    This video is really good. It's even better after you've heard stories of people who fought in this war (my grandfather and friend's father fought in this war on the soviet side)

  • @Xilioum
    @Xilioum 6 місяців тому +3

    You should do one over the Japanese during WWII, if you haven't already. There's some really dark stuff like the Nanking Massacre and Unit 731-- a lot of people only know about Pearl Harbor, but it's honestly nothing compared to the aforementioned atrocities.

  • @Jarod-vg9wq
    @Jarod-vg9wq 6 місяців тому

    I’ve been hoping for a video about this, thank you Griffen! ❤🇨🇦

  • @SeanDahle
    @SeanDahle 6 місяців тому +21

    The USSR's Vietnam pretty much

    • @WangMingGe
      @WangMingGe 6 місяців тому +2

      Yup. And neither nation learned much from its hubris (the Americans going into Afghanistan, when they should have learned from Vietnam), and the Russians are in Ukraine.

    • @Chosen_Ash
      @Chosen_Ash 2 місяці тому

      Surprisingly less casualties though

    • @Chosen_Ash
      @Chosen_Ash 2 місяці тому

      @@WangMingGe d/w/m in Ukraine for the Russia is closer to Vietnam than the soviet invasion of afganistan

    • @WangMingGe
      @WangMingGe 2 місяці тому

      @@Chosen_Ash I don't understand d/w/m. I think some parallels can be drawn with both those wars.

  • @lennartlau1562
    @lennartlau1562 6 місяців тому +1

    I have been waiting for this video for over a year because I had to give a talk about it in my history class, I had to give the talk last week and now I see a Video over the war from the armchair Historian 😭😭

  • @Kaniredin
    @Kaniredin 5 місяців тому +7

    So what Ive learnt from this video is that:
    the Afghan leader had a hard time controlling his citizens so he asked the Soviets for help, but he was assasinated. A new leader was set up, but he was anti Soviet, so the Soviets invaded Afghanistan and toppled him, then inserted their own puppet. The Afghans didn't like this, and a collection of militias known as the Mujahadeen was formed, attacking the Soviets. The Soviets received condemnation from many nations, and UK, US and Pakistan funded the Mujahideen. The Soviets only had control of the cities, meaning that 85% of Afghanistan, which was countryside, was under Mujahadeen control. The Soviets installed a new leader to unite Afghanistan but he couldnt, so the Soviets decided to retreat whilst trying to save face. The war ended up being a disaster, the Afghan government collasped and Afghanistan was under a civil war, and the Taliban took over. The war showed that the USSR wasnt as invincible as before, causing the Soviet government to loose trust from people, and the Eastern Bloc and USSR collapsed.
    So am I right in what I learned or are there things I got wrong or didnt include? Pls tell me and sorry it was long

  • @prussianbirdproductions56
    @prussianbirdproductions56 6 днів тому

    My great great grandfather’s cousin served in Afghanistan on the Soviet side one day he went missing after his base was cleared out there was one Survivor however, the only thing he was able to say was something about diamond dogs, metal gear, and some guy named big boss

  • @IronDragon-2143
    @IronDragon-2143 6 місяців тому +2

    Please consider doing a future video on the English Civil Wars.
    I love watching videos on British history.

  • @magnusladegaard4204
    @magnusladegaard4204 6 місяців тому +5

    I would love to see a video about the German occupation of Denmark and Norway in ww2

  • @christopherflynn350
    @christopherflynn350 6 місяців тому

    Thank you AM & team, great video

  • @SuperDeathgun
    @SuperDeathgun 6 місяців тому +13

    7:46 That sure sounds familiar...

  • @prgamer241
    @prgamer241 Місяць тому +2

    Who’s else’s here after the fall of Damascus and the withdrawal of the Russian forces from Syria?
    Now we have the full trilogy

    • @JMK948
      @JMK948 Місяць тому

      Syria is the new Afghanistan to Moscow.

  • @USSRLeader-gz9iv
    @USSRLeader-gz9iv 6 місяців тому +51

    15:47 OMG IS DAT A TNO REFERENCE

  • @sebastian577
    @sebastian577 6 місяців тому

    Nice to see the channel branching out and not only doing WW2 videos.

  • @ShadeScar24
    @ShadeScar24 6 місяців тому +4

    Woo another video let's go!

    • @L17_8
      @L17_8 6 місяців тому +1

      God sent His only son Jesus to die for our sins on the cross. This was the ultimate expression of God's love for us. Then God raised Jesus from the dead on the third day. Jesus loves you ❤️ but the end times written about in the Holy Bible are already happening in the world. Please REPENT now and turn to Jesus and receive Salvation before it is too late. Time is running out.

    • @ShadeScar24
      @ShadeScar24 6 місяців тому

      @@L17_8 I already have

  • @RoninShinja9119
    @RoninShinja9119 6 місяців тому

    Bro I swear to god the quality and Animation in these videos is So damn great and it's free🔥🔥👍

  • @Gballer46
    @Gballer46 6 місяців тому +3

    This is a good one i was there 2008-09 OEF

  • @Philtopy
    @Philtopy 6 місяців тому

    I love that you are doing such subjects that arent covered so much in modern media. Really cool!

  • @Captain23rdGaming
    @Captain23rdGaming 6 місяців тому +6

    America: Lets give these guys weapons, surely we wouldnt be coming back here

  • @jakoot733
    @jakoot733 6 місяців тому

    Very glad you covered this war. I feel like the Soviet Afghan war is very underrepresented in history. I have 3 family members who fought for the Soviets and it’s such an interesting and complex war

  • @driftertank
    @driftertank 6 місяців тому +3

    There is a reason Afghanistan has been referred to as "The Graveyard of Empires" for generations.

  • @naifalshemssie2046
    @naifalshemssie2046 6 місяців тому

    I've been waiting for this love you girffen!

  • @massculini
    @massculini 4 місяці тому +3

    2 countries you can't defeat are Vietnam and Afghanistan

    • @Demos_Jeff
      @Demos_Jeff 3 місяці тому

      Vietnam is wild asf

  • @JohnMoody-l2d
    @JohnMoody-l2d 6 місяців тому

    I waited my week, where the new video griff? I look forward to your video every week like clock work pal , chop chop

  • @waceyseufer7083
    @waceyseufer7083 5 місяців тому +6

    ok at the start of the video you said this video has no sponsor... but at 8:15, there's a sponsor...

    • @Cujomenge
      @Cujomenge 5 місяців тому +4

      Honestly, it's disgusting. I have unsubscribed as I cannot trust their ethics anymore. They have compromised their content for another ineffective ad.

  • @evanwetzel8641
    @evanwetzel8641 22 години тому

    It would have been interesting to cover the Soviet use of HINDs and utilization of other attack helicopters. Also, the response of the mujahadeen utilizing CIA provided stinger missile systems. I feel like that was a huge part of the conflict, and it was barely covered. But, as always, great video. Keep up the great work.

  • @saopro21
    @saopro21 6 місяців тому +7

    It was an immense tragedy that inflicted massive suffering upon us. Thank you for making this video griffin, if you still remember me, im bigsmoke that used to play Men of war and R6 with you guys.

  • @batchicken1415
    @batchicken1415 6 місяців тому

    I HAD A PREMINITION THIS VID WOULD DROP I WAS LITERALLY SEARCHING IT IN MY YT 4 Days ago (obviously Nothing there) I'm so glad I can watch the video that I had hoped he would make.

  • @johnytamale8814
    @johnytamale8814 6 місяців тому +14

    Ive been waiting for this one. Im a big fan of the soviet era Spetsnaz.

    • @christiandauz3742
      @christiandauz3742 6 місяців тому

      The modern Spetsnazs are a joke by comparison

    • @X-jn87ybt
      @X-jn87ybt 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@christiandauz3742 Tell that to the dozens of NAVY sEALs who are mysteriously dying all around the world but not in ukraine. 😂

    • @meatiest1989
      @meatiest1989 6 місяців тому +1

      Afghanistan had its own Spetsnaz battalioks at this time 👊🤩

  • @andyla6129
    @andyla6129 5 місяців тому +1

    Griffin Johnsen, would you mind making a video covering the Third Indochina War? It is a relatively overseen event which would be worth to make a video on!

  • @Aeromerp
    @Aeromerp 6 місяців тому +4

    We all know Big Boss was the real reason the Soviets couldn’t stay in Afghan…

  • @Clipsww2_
    @Clipsww2_ 6 місяців тому

    Love this channel✌️

  • @BigBrotherTheWatcher1984
    @BigBrotherTheWatcher1984 6 місяців тому +7

    7:16 Inaccuracy. The Red Army was redesignated as 'Soviet Army' in 1946

  • @itsblitz4437
    @itsblitz4437 6 місяців тому

    YES! Yes! Thank you for making this, this is such a underrated war especially given it would start many world events in history.

  • @ciagent47pro
    @ciagent47pro 6 місяців тому +52

    "Every gang'sta until some bearded handsome and tough man with a horn on his head while wearing a eyepatch in his right eye. Starts to kidnap your entire platoon while using some kinda fulton recovery device thing, when suddenly a voice of a man in his futuristic looking radio named.. i droid starts to reply... "Are going to extract him?"...".

  • @shaider1982
    @shaider1982 5 місяців тому +1

    Occupying and then making Afghanistan your tame colony is probably the geopolitcal version of cooking a chicken by just slapping it.

  • @mohammedalichannel7293
    @mohammedalichannel7293 Місяць тому +4

    You are not superpower untill you have lost a war in afghanistan age very well.

    • @Peopleunder
      @Peopleunder 26 днів тому

      And Palestine got smoked for 70 years.

  • @ledrisylejmaniuck
    @ledrisylejmaniuck 3 місяці тому +1

    Can you do more Cold War topics as It’s one of the best periods in history

  • @makswais3012
    @makswais3012 6 місяців тому +4

    Yazov mentioned, day made.

    • @Samu-r2f
      @Samu-r2f 6 місяців тому

      TNO femboys, gather around

  • @galacticthreat3164
    @galacticthreat3164 6 місяців тому

    I’ve been waiting for this one!!

  • @nurjanahcatherine5337
    @nurjanahcatherine5337 6 місяців тому +6

    Next suggestion video: Rise of Taliban

  • @Primetiime32
    @Primetiime32 6 місяців тому +1

    Thx Armchair

  • @Turkpatriotantalia
    @Turkpatriotantalia 6 місяців тому +3

    Watching this before the video gets banned for some reason

  • @Armageddonsteellegionioneri
    @Armageddonsteellegionioneri 6 місяців тому

    I have been waiting for an armchair history soviet afgan war video finally

  • @MrPanzerTanzer
    @MrPanzerTanzer 6 місяців тому +4

    Masoud's son is still fighting the Taliban in Panshir.

    • @g6686not
      @g6686not 6 місяців тому

      No he's gone. He fled the country and the Taliban now control the valley as well.

    • @Zacharoni4085
      @Zacharoni4085 6 місяців тому

      The Taliban defeated his men sadly

    • @enriqueperezarce5485
      @enriqueperezarce5485 6 місяців тому +2

      @@Zacharoni4085No, their still in insurgency, ironically the Taliban have very little counter insurgency tactics, and half of Afghans hate them (especially the Tajiks) then you have Pakistan and Iran who don’t like them either. Edit: their has been over at least 60 major attacks around the countryside and they even attempted to assassinate the supreme leader of Afghanistan, and this isn’t like local countryside insurgency, they actively attack within the cities

    • @Zacharoni4085
      @Zacharoni4085 6 місяців тому

      @@enriqueperezarce5485 Good to know
      🟩🟩🟩
      ⬜️🟨⬜️
      ⬛️⬛️⬛️

    • @Zacharoni4085
      @Zacharoni4085 5 місяців тому

      @@enriqueperezarce5485 good to know

  • @brokenbridge6316
    @brokenbridge6316 6 місяців тому +1

    I remember Sabaton writing a song about a battle in this war. And I was thinking about it a lot while watching this video.

  • @Majorgamer2005
    @Majorgamer2005 6 місяців тому +3

    If the Soviets invaded the Afghanistan. Didn’t they noticed about Iran Islamic revolution the same year 1979. When they invaded them. Same like Vietnam war. 1955-1975. 🧐

  • @Mvpliberty
    @Mvpliberty 6 місяців тому +2

    My wife’s relatives were some big dogs in the mujahedin I guess her grandpa was a very powerful and respected Man in Afghanistan but sadly, he was assassinated after the defeated Russia, literally walking out of a mosque, a Mercedes Benz pulled up and three people fanned him down with AK47s… the younger generations of the family that remained in Afghanistan and Pakistan helped coalition forces even now with the Taliban in control of the country. There are still areas of Afghanistan. They are not good in. Definitely looking forward to the day when Afghanistan will be liberated and stabilize itself 🙏

  • @Yaso_Subibu
    @Yaso_Subibu 6 місяців тому +12

    The "Soviet-Afghan War" was essentially a civil war that began even before the Soviet troops entered

    • @Peopleunder
      @Peopleunder 6 місяців тому +3

      What you can expect Khalqists launching coup and then thinking themselves as Lenin/Stalin?

    • @ЛюбительМультиков-е8у
      @ЛюбительМультиков-е8у 3 місяці тому

      Русачок пытается оправдать свою красную говно-империю за войну против афганского народа.

  • @scumroyalsgaming
    @scumroyalsgaming 2 місяці тому

    In 1981 my dad had absolutely nothing to do with this invasion. And reading the comments in this section, he was the only dad who was not directly involved in this war.

  • @maheedeeman354
    @maheedeeman354 6 місяців тому +5

    my dad came to America as a refugee because of this war, thank you for covering this overlooked part of our history!

    • @sleepyjoe7518
      @sleepyjoe7518 6 місяців тому

      Afghanistan is not a state but pile of rocks.

  • @Donk322
    @Donk322 6 місяців тому

    Finally 20 min format