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Related Videos: The Annihilation of British Troops in the First Afghan War • [Slow Commentary] The Annihilation of British Troops in the First Afghan War Vietnam War • [Slow Commentary] Vietnam War (Second Indochina War) Iraq War (Prologue) • [Slow Commentary] Desert Version of the Vietnam War Iraq War (Main Battle) • Here Begins the Real Thing What Broke the Spirit of the Soviet Army One of the reasons why the Soviet invasion was thwarted was the brutality of the mujahideen (anti-government guerrillas). Afghanistan has long been a land that shows no mercy to its enemies, and they would tear captured Soviet soldiers to shreds and kill them. I won't go into the details, but some people would kill them like livestock. Seeing such merciless fighting greatly weakened the Soviet soldiers' fighting spirit, which seems to have been an indirect reason for their withdrawal from Afghanistan. X (old Twitter) / hidori_asuka <Other channels> Yukkuri History Gourmet / @yukkuri_rekishi_gurume Dark History / @yamino_rekishi I also write novels, so please check them out! FC2 (the site where I usually upload novels) http://novel.fc2.com/novel.php?mode=t... Let's Become a Novelist http://ncode.syosetu.com/n9737dh/ E-books (Kindle) https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/e/B06Y13SFFL Sites where I borrowed images: ・Wikipedia ・Sites where I borrowed Google Maps BGM: ・Amacha's Music Studio (https://amachamusic.chagasi.com/index... ・DOVA-SYNDROME (https://dova-s.jp/) References: ・Invasion of Afghanistan 1979-89