Tawde Khabare
By TOLOnews
TAWDE KHABARE: Soviet Withdrawal From Afghanistan Discussed
Today is the 28th anniversary of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan.
The Soviet troops left Afghanistan after a 10-year war which claimed the lives of over a million people and left millions more wounded.
The Soviet Union had 120,000 soldiers equipped with modern weapons and invaded Afghanistan on 27 December 1979 from both the ground and air.
In this episode of Tawde Khabare, host Zabi Sadaat discusses the topic with the following guests:
• Obaidullah Barekzai, MP
• Gula Jan Safi, former military officer
• Hai Gul Sulaimankhil, former military officer
• Abdul Rahman Hotak, human rights commissioner