REQ: Soviet/Afghan war film footage

[tekdr]

Hello all,

My first post after lurking and learning for awhile. I have searched the site and found quite a few links and sources for pictures of this conflict, but haven't found much in the way of film footage. I also Googled and found some, but not much. Anybody here have any sources for film/video footage? Thanks much!

[Enduring Freedom]

Welcome onboard!



(Sorry I can't help with Your req.)

[gear_monkey]

Hello all,

My first post after lurking and learning for awhile. I have searched the site and found quite a few links and sources for pictures of this conflict, but haven't found much in the way of film footage. I also Googled and found some, but not much. Anybody here have any sources for film/video footage? Thanks much!

I love this kind of stuff as well. Do a search because there is a pretty good thread of photo stuff as well as some vids too. I've heard of some good torrents floating around but I've never had luck finding them.

Good luck.

[saqralktaeb]

A review of afghan soviet war
here u go

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-140756878294549745&q=afghanistan+war


AND ANOTHER

http://vp.video.google.com/videodownload?version=0&secureurl=sgAAAAF8qbTXvA_kaMJFNAfhLagsPO-IG7IoCTr_VsMvkQAxW-jushLL915CXb_CYMDmH6xmSjY8TYyxpTWJ-p2Vl5TLPnBmfUvagnuXBzVQz8RZ3LzmhuevzQHlUwlfJksTVJqYakoWAvYDxe9_YR2tkufLn5Nm_suHPCT4i1cXueiwORh-LL5OBTTCrfGXEuZTZDycya991w-9koWAeVLr3HLqwC0hYxjNgyfZWZwt_rvQmIkqBkvrjLoe83wWKS63Hw&sigh=aVqDjKtAm4K7PiHCmWgAp-4KyeI&begin=0&len=2152966&docid=-140756878294549745

[tekdr]

Thanks for the links. I already found those along with some others, but I am just looking for more. Perhaps something along the lines of documentaries or even footage shot by Soviet troops or journalists. I know those would be rare to find!

[saqralktaeb]

http://www.badongo.com/vid/89428

A review of afghan soviet war
from afghan said

another 1

http://tinyurl.com/dbegd

another 2

http://rubyurl.com/RhQ

another 3

http://rubyurl.com/Vkr

and this call oshaq and 3 parts

WARNING for some graphic

http://tinyurl.com/96z8u

http://tinyurl.com/7spvc

http://tinyurl.com/amq49
hope u like it

[saqralktaeb]

and this is very very nice 2 films

1st call (( khost ))
http://www.archive.org/download/fatah-khost/fatah-khost.rmvb

2nd

http://www.mooload.com/new/file.php?file=files/250606/1151256327/Soviet+-+Afghan+War.mpg

[tekdr]

Wow, thanks a lot for posting these. Excellent!! I will check them out!

[saqralktaeb]

any time man

[drummerguy5]

hiya!

not what you aksed for, but i thought you might like these:

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/3783/1022sp.jpg

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7676/sa219mc.jpg

[Canuck Farrier]

nice man got any more?

[tekdr]

Great stuff. Keep it coming!

I thought I would throw in a few of from my collection.

[drummerguy5]

Hiya

here are some cool bits and pieces, again not all directly related to soviet afgan war, but I assume u guys probaby have a good colleciton allready :)

totally unrelated to afghan soviet war, but gansta' afghan soldiers can never go amis! :D

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/6266/23cb7jc.jpg

old wwI tank(i woudl be specific, but im a plane guy). Afghanistan is a great place for old weapons of war to turn up, Recently some CR.32/42s (italian byplane) turned up, of which all were assumed destroyed

http://img83.imageshack.us/img83/3909/1111afghan3ay.jpg

Sa-13 & Scud. Najibullah recieved alot of toys to keep his soviet regenerated army fighting the mujahadeen, and it worked for 3 years, which is pretty remarkible in modern afghan history. After his govt colapsed, most of the SCUDs walked up into north-west afghanistan to dostum, and were good for parades and smacking the cr@p out of Kabul, but little else. Still quite a few around.

http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/7994/261381535mardayph5gt.jpg

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/842/scud19928ia.jpg

Afghan Army 1980s. an effective army in none but name, it was pretty close to wholesale colapse in the early 80s.

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/3349/t62kabulearly1980s1mf.jpg

soldier holding a captured british blowpipe missile. quite an accurate name, as these missiles "blew' massivly in downing aircraft.

http://img86.imageshack.us/img86/1544/afghanistan039ug.jpg

BMD in kabul. A common misconception is that the soviets destroyed kabul. diddnt happen.

http://img82.imageshack.us/img82/5713/afganistan60hi.jpg

now getting into what I specialise in!! Afghan airforce transport.

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/517/an26curlmi8hip8ys.jpg

Mig-21 Bagram. the 21 wassnt particularly well suited to operations in afghanistan, and was not utalised to the extent the Su-22 family was by the DRAAF.

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/2628/sparka9ca.jpg

[saqralktaeb]

very good pics
thanks

[ctirip]

If you get the chance, order the 2005 Russian blockbuster "Devyataya Rota" ("Ninth Company"). It deals with the final days of fighting in Afghanistan. It won all kinds of Oscar-esque awards in Russia. Unfortunately, I haven't found a company that sells a version of the movie that includes English subtitltes. Still, even if don't speak Russian, the film will give you an idea of how today's Russia views the war. It's a nicely shot piece -- not like the Soviet films you're accustomed to seeing.

[Con-man]

We need a translator, quick! I want the movie as well :( Nice finds as well people, gw :D

[saqralktaeb]

If you get the chance, order the 2005 Russian blockbuster "Devyataya Rota" ("Ninth Company"). It deals with the final days of fighting in Afghanistan. It won all kinds of Oscar-esque awards in Russia. Unfortunately, I haven't found a company that sells a version of the movie that includes English subtitltes. Still, even if don't speak Russian, the film will give you an idea of how today's Russia views the war. It's a nicely shot piece -- not like the Soviet films you're accustomed to seeing.

i hope any 1 help

[tekdr]

Yes, I have "9th Company" and it is a good movie, but mine is only in Russian. I got it on Ebay!

[sergey31]

Look what I found, seems to be a documentary painting.....still not finished I believe.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/sergey25/Artwork/Afghanistan2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/sergey25/Artwork/Afghanistan2.jpg

[tekdr]

Wow, Sergey...great find. I wonder who painted it?

Also, I forgot to let you guys know. There is a documentary I have on order from Ethnoscope films called "The Black Tulip". I guess Soviet soldiers called the cargo plane that carried the coffins back to Russia this name.

[ctirip]

If you get the chance, order the 2005 Russian blockbuster "Devyataya Rota" ("Ninth Company"). It deals with the final days of fighting in Afghanistan. It won all kinds of Oscar-esque awards in Russia. Unfortunately, I haven't found a company that sells a version of the movie that includes English subtitltes. Still, even if don't speak Russian, the film will give you an idea of how today's Russia views the war. It's a nicely shot piece -- not like the Soviet films you're accustomed to seeing.

There are a couple U.S. stores that sell it online:

(RussianDVD.com - $21.99) http://www.russiandvd.com/store/product.asp?sku=40205&genreid=&genresubid=

(SaintPetersburgStore.com - $21.99 (you'll need to speak Russian to navigate this site))
http://www.saintpetersburgstore.com/sell.asp/ItemId/42080/initcode/searchall/category/DVD/sc/153

No matter where you get it, make sure it says NTSC version - if you live in the U.S.

[sergey31]

I wonder who painted it?


Probably the greatest artist ever?
Yep, some would say so.

Glad you like it.

Here's a one he did when he was in high school, this drawing is older then dirt.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/sergey25/Artwork/art.jpg

[Max Power9999]

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6693/9rota6hq.jpg

[Wrench00]

For some reason. I just don't feel bad when I see Russians die... Maybe because I am from eastern Europe. Karma is a biatch. What goes around comes around.

[Dima-RussianArms]

For some reason. I just don't feel bad when I see Russians die... Maybe because I am from eastern Europe. Karma is a biatch. What goes around comes around.

And comments like this is exactly why I think that SU should have stopped at its borders.
What do you think would be the chances of you even being born if Third Reih still occupied your country?
What makes you think that arians would ever let you out of cattle barrack and let you use internet?

[sir-chimp]

What makes you think that arians would ever let you out of cattle barrack and let you use internet?


Yes Yes, he would have had a much better chance while the soviet union existed

lol

[Johnny_H02]

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/6693/9rota6hq.jpg

Has a English Dubbed or Subtitled version of this film been released?

[Anonymosity]

For some reason. I just don't feel bad when I see Russians die... Maybe because I am from eastern Europe. Karma is a biatch. What goes around comes around.

And so it begins...flame war again. It's pretty disgusting that you dont feel bad when any human being dies. It's becoming scary that such people like you exist don't care about your fellow human being because they're Russian/Chinese/etc. I am sorry, I forgot, the 13,000 soldiers who died in Afghanistan coincidentally were the same 13,000 people who installed puppet governments in your nations and forced communism onto you :roll:. Look, whatever your political opinions are, leave them out of here. These people are soldiers, they are people who fought for their nation proudly and unapologetically. Stop putting nation's ideologies on the heads of the soldiers! I don't particularily like the war in Iraq, nor do I like the American Government, does that mean I hate American troops? No! I am sad and proud each day that they die for their nation, just like I am sad and proud to see others die for their nation. Being a soldier means you don't question the reason, you don't say "But wait, I'm not communist, don't make me go". It doesn't matter the political ideology, what matters is the serving of your nation.

The people who did those things to your country, are not the same people who fought and died in Afghanistan. The soldiers who died in Afghanistan have nothing to do with that, so why do you show such disrespect? It's disgusting and I believe you are a horrible human being for showing such lack of respect.

[nick_ua]

If you get the chance, order the 2005 Russian blockbuster "Devyataya Rota" ("Ninth Company").
that movie sucks bug time, and esspecially if you are not 12 years old and know a bit about afgan war u probably understand what the hell i'm talking about.
About Afgan footage, Did you use Search on a Militaryphotos.net.
There are tonns of materilas about Afhan war here.
Just use damn search

[saqralktaeb]

Yes, I have "9th Company" and it is a good movie, but mine is only in Russian. I got it on Ebay!

can u upload it

[drummerguy5]

hiya

I personaly always enjoyed 'The beast (of war)" saw it as a kid, kicked off my interest in the country. While it dossnt deal with much about the wider war, its either that or Rocky for your english choices........

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/770/tb20yl.jpg

[Max Power9999]

For some reason. I just don't feel bad when I see Russians die... Maybe because I am from eastern Europe. Karma is a biatch. What goes around comes around.

Interesting ... :|

[nick_ua]

first Russinas POWin Afgan 1983
There is also an article in Soldiers of Fortune magazine from Feb 19684 with these guys. I have only russian trasnlsation unfortunately

http://www.ljplus.ru/img/t/i/tiomkin/POW1.jpg
http://www.ljplus.ru/img/t/i/tiomkin/POW2.jpg
http://www.ljplus.ru/img/t/i/tiomkin/POW3.jpg

[Digimon]

For some reason. I just don't feel bad when I see Russians die... Maybe because I am from eastern Europe. Karma is a biatch. What goes around comes around.

Sometimes I feel like this about soldiers from other countries waging foreign wars, and when I do, I stop myself and think that perhaps they are no different from these boys, fighting battles that their government picked because they want to be on someone’s good side or get the visa restrictions lifted, or because of misconceived notion of national security, cheered on to spread freedom to the masses by appeals to their sense of international duty or some global liberal messianism. When I realise that, I understand that I am being infantile, petty, and cruel.

[TR1]

that movie sucks bug time, and esspecially if you are not 12 years old and know a bit about afgan war u probably understand what the hell i'm talking about.
About Afgan footage, Did you use Search on a Militaryphotos.net.
There are tonns of materilas about Afhan war here.
Just use damn search

x2. not a good movie..historically innacurate.

[CHERK]

For some reason. I just don't feel bad when I see Russians die... Maybe because I am from eastern Europe. Karma is a biatch. What goes around comes around.

You wrote it your self, moron.

[tekdr]

Wasn't looking for a flame war, guys, just info on the Soviet/Afghan war. Thanks to all who posted good info. :)

Prayers to fallen soldiers.

[Wrench00]

And comments like this is exactly why I think that SU should have stopped at its borders.
What do you think would be the chances of you even being born if Third Reih still occupied your country?
What makes you think that arians would ever let you out of cattle barrack and let you use internet?

The Americans would have kicked the crap out of the third reich.

[tekdr]

No disrespect, but can we keep it on topic? Thanks guys! :)

[DeltaWhisky58]

For some reason. I just don't feel bad when I see Russians die... Maybe because I am from eastern Europe. Karma is a biatch. What goes around comes around.

Just keep on posting like this and your post-count won't rise much above its current total of 2!

Final & only Warning!

[Canuck Farrier]

hiya

I personaly always enjoyed 'The beast (of war)" saw it as a kid, kicked off my interest in the country. While it dossnt deal with much about the wider war, its either that or Rocky for your english choices........

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/770/tb20yl.jpg

nice photo man,I also own the Beast on dvd it is a awesome flick.

[nick_ua]

Just for the guy who couldn't find anything about this topic using damn search

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=59611&highlight=Afganistan
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=82378&highlight=Afganistan
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=78281&highlight=Afganistan
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=75010&highlight=Afganistan
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=77992&highlight=Afganistan

[drummerguy5]

hiya!

yea, its one of my all time favs aswell, so to start the pics: meet daskal :D

http://img371.imageshack.us/img371/7025/pdvd0017cu.jpg


Pic of Su-25s at landing bagram. funnily the US deployment at bagram in many ways mirrors the soviets, with the A-10s now being based there!

http://img288.imageshack.us/img288/9748/138bagram1xc.jpg

something a lil rare. pics of Yak-38 in southern afghanistan. The type saw limited testing/use in afghanistan before being replaced, by T-8s (preproduction Su-25s)

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/1638/afghanistan01s2un.jpg

DRAAF mig-21 training academy, kabul

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/3249/mig21kabultrainingacademy4qr.jpg

another sam system.....amazing what pops up in Astan :D

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/6711/00343038ssamafghan2vq.jpg

if the hind symbolised the soviet intervention in Afghanistan, the MBRM symbolises the subsaquent infighting

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/4334/tl0374432lz.jpg

DRAAF antonov flying into somewhere...

http://img450.imageshack.us/img450/1336/afghanantonov512ad.jpg

soviet mig-23s. bagram

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/3938/124844vlm1sc.jpg

[Nagelfar]

Sowjets killed half of my family only for the reason of beeing German, despite that I have no feelings of hate towards Russian soldiers and seeing them die makes me as sad as seeing any other human die. Russian youth of today isn't responsible for the bloddy hands of their commie ancestors of whom some indeed would have deserved to rot in some cold wet place in Siberia together with their nazi counterparts.

[gear_monkey]

Just for the guy who couldn't find anything about this topic using damn search

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=59611&highlight=Afganistan
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=82378&highlight=Afganistan
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=78281&highlight=Afganistan
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=75010&highlight=Afganistan
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=77992&highlight=Afganistan


lighten up mickey mouse wanna be

[TR1]

lighten up mickey mouse wanna be

ever heard of cheburashka, retard?
he is way cooler than mickey mouse.

[tekdr]

Just for the guy who couldn't find anything about this topic using damn search

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=59611&highlight=Afganistan
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=82378&highlight=Afganistan
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=78281&highlight=Afganistan
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=75010&highlight=Afganistan
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=77992&highlight=Afganistan

Hey, I already searched on here as I stated in my first post. I posted here asking for MORE, as in additional to what is already here on this great site.

[Smersh]

Sowjets killed half of my family only for the reason of beeing German, despite that I have no feelings of hate towards Russian soldiers and seeing them die makes me as sad as seeing any other human die. Russian youth of today isn't responsible for the bloddy hands of their commie ancestors of whom some indeed would have deserved to rot in some cold wet place in Siberia together with their nazi counterparts.

I'm going to try to be as polite as possible. But I can't not say anything with a statement like this. Firstly, remember that far more German civilians where killed by American and British polits then by soviet soldiers, and I guess you can argue for "the reason of beeing german". How can you equate the people who saved the world from Nazis with the Nazis.

[nick_ua]

ever heard of cheburashka, retard?
he is way cooler than mickey mouse.
Yeh and Strong!!!!!!!

[Digimon]

Yeh and Strong!!!!!!!
Yeah, its basically a Russian digimon... :)

[Herrmannek]

Don't know if anyone mentioned that yet but third video from down from "saqgeerbelt" post is from the beast movie.. THis afgan propaganda stinks...

[Kvakva]

Sowjets killed half of my family only for the reason of beeing German, despite that I have no feelings of hate towards Russian soldiers and seeing them die makes me as sad as seeing any other human die. Russian youth of today isn't responsible for the bloddy hands of their commie ancestors of whom some indeed would have deserved to rot in some cold wet place in Siberia together with their nazi counterparts.

And who started the war? Or did half a world bombed you for fun? Think before you post.

[DeltaWhisky58]

WARNING:

I am getting sick of you children voicing your racial/ethnic hatred on this thread. Either it stops NOW or I fire a round of shotgun banning to all of those involved or close by. That means if you're in it, answered it, or close by you risk being hit - understood?

Get this back on topic NOW or you risk getting a lengthy time-out period, do I make myself clear?

What happened sixty+ years ago in Europe has nothing whatsoever to do with the Soviets and/or Afghanistan.

[desantnik85]

If you want to see some of the best, most candid photos of what Afganistan was really like, have a look here:

http://www.afganwar.ru/

Those are veterans own photo albums (and stories).

Forget the crap, this is the reality.

[Con-man]

Well, Delta's description doesn't lie, he does indeed wield the banning stick, and shotgun too now. Thanks for the great finds here, I'll have to download these over the next week or so (I have the bare MINIMUM of ADSL, 256kbs...)

[DeltaWhisky58]

Well, Delta's description doesn't lie, he does indeed wield the banning stick, and shotgun too now. Thanks for the great finds here, I'll have to download these over the next week or so (I have the bare MINIMUM of ADSL, 256kbs...)

I assume from your post that you are volunteering yourself to be in the firing line then?

:bash:

[tekdr]

Delta, thanks for putting this back on track.

A few posts back I mentioned a site that has a couple of films on the Soviet/Afghan conflict. They are pretty short, but are very good and available on DVD for fairly cheap. I just got mine on Friday. www.docfilm.com

The guy who runs the site Bruce "Pacho" Lane was the one who went to Afghanistan to get the footage/interviews back during the war.

[RomanS]

has anyone seen a documentary called "AFGAN"
its about a western journalist who traveled with the Soviets on missions.

I forget who published the video, but its got very rare footage. I use to have a VHS. It came with 2 movies on it.

First was "AFGAN" and the other one "Lord of Kayan" about some crazy biker dude in Afghanistan.

The "Afgan" documentary shows the Soviet base, Soviet hospital, and than the journalist travels with the Russians in a convoy, and they get atacked, and you can hear RPG flying by their heads, but it didnt hit. The Russian officer in a BTR tells the camera right after the RPG flies by

"My American friend, you are lucky. If the rocket flew a few feet lower, you wouldnt be watching this movie right now."

The journalist also travels with the Spetsnaz on a mission.

Pretty cool documentary if anyone will find it.

It is western, with english subtitles and narrations. And its not biased at all.

[tekdr]

Roman, I have not seen this documentary, but will start searching for it. I would love to get my hands on that!! Thanks for the info, my friend.

On edit: I think I've seen something for sale from Journeyman films which is in the UK. That film has the same title: Afgan: The Soviet Experience.

[tekdr]

Found it. www.journeyman.tv/?lid=9013

[RomanS]

Found it. www.journeyman.tv/?lid=9013
There you go
Get that one. I might have to buy me another copy on DVD this time

[Argyll]

I have an old despactches(CH4) program about a Soviet unit in Afghanistan, I believe it was about a Spetznaz unit, up in the mountains.

It was a great documentary

[VISTREL]

There you go
Get that one. I might have to buy me another copy on DVD this time

Roman, I think you've sent me one of these before. Im gonna look it up.

[drummerguy5]

hiya

theres some good footage on the 'fields of armour' serries by discovery? docos a bit of a snore, but some interesting footage, though most docos ive seen all share same footage, ive found myself funnily enough prefering reading!

so, some photos for this morning:

DRAA and Soviet soldier. sideburns and mo' seemd common in early DRAA....
http://img348.imageshack.us/img348/6124/afghansoviet8xk.jpg

mig-23 bagram or shindand

http://img429.imageshack.us/img429/9273/af028me.jpg

mighty an-22

http://img429.imageshack.us/img429/6686/u19908931uh.jpg

DRAA parading early 1980s.....if your wondering why they look all of 15, during this time the army was plauged by massive defection (up to 2000 soldiers worth durign some defections!) to early 'psudo-mujahadeen' (though not in the incarnation that woudl be known later) though during the soviet intervention, it accomplished its goal of stopping the army from colapsing, and by wars end turning it into a confident, capible force.

http://img127.imageshack.us/img127/4585/r9767749up.jpg

[TR1]

su-17, bagram

http://img429.imageshack.us/img429/9273/af028me.jpg









you mean a MiG-23?

[drummerguy5]

damn, ur too fast, jsut as i changed it! LOL

(its 8am here, ok ;) )

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/949/afgan37pm.jpg

[nick_ua]

http://img348.imageshack.us/img348/6124/afghansoviet8xk.jpg
great stuff, very rear pics.
However, I doubt, or let me put this way, I never ever saw Soivet soldiers on that uniform

[drummerguy5]

hiya

the soviet uniform is of the traffic Regulator Troops.

[TR1]

damn, ur too fast, jsut as i changed it! LOL

(its 8am here, ok ;) )

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/949/afgan37pm.jpg
lol, :)
...................

[nick_ua]

the soviet uniform is of the traffic Regulator Troops.
and it's actually Salang tunnel on a bacground

[tekdr]

There you go
Get that one. I might have to buy me another copy on DVD this time
Ordered it today. Thanks for verifying that this was the right one. :) Russia Strong!!!111