[Japakefrope]

One word (or name): Rambo

[Erexecike]

Support given by the USA (especially the Stingers)

Partisan tactics with strong support from the population
Partisan leaders which were trained in modern guerilla tactics thanks to the support of the CIA (Osama bin Laden being one of them)

Lots of terrain good suited for guerilla tactics with the mujahedeen having full knowledge of the terrain (whereas the sovjets had only limited knowledge about it)

[Yyaqyped]

Stingers.

[Ruiptuptubre]

I heard on the radio last week a reporter mentioning an interview he had with a young man in Afghanistan who said that his father's father fought the british, his father fought the soviets, and that it is now his turn to fight the americans.

[blenIgnigeSef]

Soviet society was rotting away at the time. Probably didn't help.

[anderriter]

They insufficiently let the locals do the fighting for them.

[vansVoish]

US support. The Afghans were being pwned before the CIA arrived on the scene.

[casinobonuscxz]

Serb in 3, 2, 1...

[Sierabiera]

Originally posted by germanos
Offcourse communism (well, Soviet style at least) is notoriously centralised which didn't help the Soviet case. What pissed off the locals was not the Communists running things centrally. They were fine with that for four years until the Communists decided to go and do something, well, communist, like passing equal rights for women. Then the reactionaries got all pissed off and revolted. The CIA said, hey, we can lay a trap for the Soviets and began supporting this minor insurgency. Six months later, in come the Soviets, and the rest is history.

[MeverikcNils]

Tanks are next to useless in the hills and mountains that the mujahidin, er, hid in.

[DumErrory]

this old saw again?

[rockboyzaza]

Originally posted by duke o' york
Tanks are next to useless in the hills and mountains that the mujahidin, er, hid in. And the Gunships and Planes which would have been of some use there became useless when the Mujahideen got the Stingers.

[XKAgustin]

Has probably also something to do with the modern weapons/equipment employed.

The best Equipment the Taliban have is probably more than 15 years old
and they don´t get much support anymore (maybe there are still enough recruits, but there won´t be much supply in modern weapons anymore [and I doubt many of the local warlords have an interest in helping the Taliban to power again]) whereas the US and Allied troops use state of the art equipment (among them unmanned drones which make it easier to observe regions without having to risk soldiers) which also negates the advantage of the remaining Stingers the Taliban might still have.

[AnypecekceS]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
I disagree. You can disagree all you want, but Zbignew Brzhinsky admitted to it several years ago.

[pepBarihepe]

You can disagree all you want, but Zbignew Brzhinsky admitted to it several years ago. Didn't he say Carter et al saw an opportunity to create a Vietnam for the Russians? We wanted the Russians to invade so we could arm the Islamic fundies.

[Zzvukttz]

Originally posted by Lancer
So, what went wrong? Gorbachev.

Soviets didn't fail in Afghanistan. It was Gorbachev who screw-up the entire USSR. Withdrawal from Afghanistan was a logical move for Gorby's sh!tty leadership on his way to collapse of the entire country. HE WAS A SUCKER, while the military did their job just fine.

[Pasy]

Looks like we found a Lonestar's DL.

[somozasayre]

You've exposed yourself with the direct quote from the other thread.

[BopeDolaNeone]

Bullsh!t.
Rodina's forces will **** anyone. Even Clint is on our side.

[dserbokim]

Clint Black?