Originally Posted by CyberSEO

You can call it as you want, but it's a true. In contrast to Vietnam, the Soviet mission in Afghanistan has never been a full-scale war for Russia. We had no mobilization here like you have in the States (surprised?) Only a so-called limited contingent of Russian army was involved. Technically it was just a military counter-terror operation just like the anti-radical Islamic one we have on North Caucasus today. The USSR has controlled about 99% of Afghanistan in 1989 when Gorbachev decided to left Germany (Eastern Berlin) and Afghanistan alone to show the West that has has got no knife behind his back.

Your propaganda may shit into your head as much as it wants, but there is a documentary video posted above. That was a march of winners. They have accomplished the mission in 1979. After that the Soviet army has simple secured the country to keep Najibullah in power. We have lost about 15,000 during 10 years there. The Mujahideens have lost 670 thousands to two millions, according to wikipedia - 130 times more than Russia a dirty guerilla war!

Do you think that's not a good result? Just for a comparison, the United States have lost 58 thousands killed and 303 thousands wounded in Vietnam. You have officially lost that war to tiny Asians. There was not march of honor for you. That was just a cowardly escape.