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Between
1979 -1989
Soviet Army's casualties
consisted of 14.500 dead
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Soviet military convoy.
Towing of broken vehicles.
Hindu-Khush mountains. |
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Russian
military convoy 1023
Left photo - Salang. Right photo - on the way to Gazni
Base location: Pule-Khumri, Afghanistan |
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Photo
from Soviet newspaper "Red Star" |
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Military
convoy 1142 is ready for elevation on Salang.
Soviet military convoy is passing
the measurement gates.
Salang, Afghanistan |
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Military
convoy 1341 and 1342 (aviation bombs
supply) Base location: Pule-Kumri
Afghanistan, 1987-1988
Obelisk is located (on ULang) 10 miles to the
south from Salang pass.
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Russian
Army's heavy tractor Maz-537, Salang, Afghanistan 1988Afghanistan
1987,
Bagram - Salang road
Base location: Pule-Khumri, Afghanistan |
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Military convoy 154
of all wheels drive tracks
Ural-4320 (fuel tankers). Photo on the
right -
Ural-4320
had been attacked by mujahideen.
Base location - Bagram |
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Soviet
Army drivers of military convoy 143
Military convoy 143 is on the way to Faizabad, Afghanistan 1988
Base location - Kabul, Afghanistan |
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Military
convoys are on Shindant - Kandahar route, Afghanistan |
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Left photo - military driver
private Victor Kasyanik died on 5/5/86
Upper center photo - Victor's friends military drivers of convoy 5911
Bottom center photo - burned truck of Victor Kasyanik
Left photo - truck is named in honor of
Victor Kasyanik
Shindant, Afghanistan, 1986 |
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Military
convoys 0011, 0012
Base location - Kabul, Afghanistan
Photos on right: military drivers of convoy
0011 in 1986 (top) in 2006 (bottom)
Photos on left: military convoy 0012 is
on truckstop in Pule-Khumri, Afghanistan 1986
Photos in a middle - Salang |
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Vasili Babuk - convoy 0012,
Afghanstan 1985-1987 |
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Military driver of convoy 0012 private Alex Efimof,
1989 |
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Convoy
0010 and 0011 are on the way to Salang Pass
Screenshots from documentary, August of 1988 |
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Military convoy of Soviet Army
#1052 (fuel tankers)
Base location - Bagram, Afghanistan 1979-1989 |
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Military convoy 1332
Base location: Shindant, Afghanistan |
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Military convoys 152 and 155
(ammunition supply) on the way
from Pule-Khumri to Salang
Base location: Bagram |
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Military convoys 1031
and 1033
are on truckstop in Pule- Khumri, Afghanistan |
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8
ton cargo truck Kamaz-5320 |
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10
ton cargo truck Kamaz-53212 with a trailer |
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12
ton tractor Kamaz-54112 (used as cargo or tanker) |
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All
wheel drive truck Kamaz-4310 |
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All
wheel drive truck Ural-4320 |
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Fuel tanker Maz-5334 |
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50 ton tractor Maz-537 |
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Anti-aircraft cannon ZU-23
(23mm) was installed on a truck's platform
Prime defensive weapon in military convoys. |
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Anti-aircraft heavy machine gun
KPVT-14.5 (14.5mm)
Was rarely used in military convoys. |
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Anti-aircraft machine gun
DSK-12.7 (12.7mm)
All bands of mujahideen were equipped with DSK-12.7
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