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[Djuice]

Sorry my bad, i stand corrected.

[tomcat1974]

Neither Afghans nor Chechens are Arabs. And during the Cold War it was the Soviet Union that supported the Arab Countries.

No. The pilot tried to land on auto rotation but failed.

that is odd.. at least what is visible in last frames .. the chopper is quite stable and not falling down... maybe they hit something else not visible

[PeterG]

It is extremely annoying, and a bit disturbing to hear these 'religious' psychopats scream 'allah akhbar' over and over, in these vids.. Lets hope they all got killed later. RIP to the russian crew..

[Frost]

that is odd.. at least what is visible in last frames .. the chopper is quite stable and not falling down... maybe they hit something else not visible

Even though the speed of descent may not look that high from the distance the vid is taken, it's actually quite a high speed. Also note the hilly and wooded terrain and you can guess that it probably landed on a slope and hit a few trees in the process.

The Mi-24 is a quite heavy bastard and it needs a realitively high forward speed to be able to perform a safe auto-rotation landing. And that's on flat terrain without object.

Bottom line; if you get shot down in a chopper, 90% chance you're fvcked

[Hypno85]

It is extremely annoying, and a bit disturbing to hear these 'religious' psychopats scream 'allah akhbar' over and over, in these vids.. Lets hope they all got killed later. RIP to the russian crew..

Yeah the chant annoys me to. RIP to the Russian Crew.

[Finity01]

^^^^ I agree, I was kinda disturbed after watching this one...

[Ralfst3r]

I wonder, are there other shoot-down vids like this, from shoulder fired devices?

BTW- I agree, definately a SA-7. Stinger is more slender in appearance and has a box-like metal plates which unfold for viewer to aim at target.

I believe the box like plates is the antenna.

[Big Lebowski]

i thought you werent allowed to post "terrorist propaganda" here.. but i guess as long as it's just russians that die it dosent matter..

[silveykyle]

but i guess as long as it's just russians that die it dosent matter..

some people might not appreciate that

[Max Power9999]

as long as it's just russians that die it dosent matter..

Sadly, there are people like you

[Histy]

^^^ Mate the CIA and their brit counter parts where up to their necks assisting the Mujahdeen (apologises on spelling) during the soviet campaign.

That was the Northern Alliance who were the enemy of the Taliban and OBL

[AlexNenadic]

Take that terrorist propaganda **** off this forum. You could also read the rules while you are at it.

[Coop]

All the US (and other, but mainly Saudi) aid for the Mujaheddin was channelled through the Pakistani ISI (Inter-Service Intelligence; the Pakistani equivalent of CIA but with stronger military connections). The later was taking decision who in Afghanistan is going to get the biggest piece of cake - and supplying most of aid foremost to Hekmatyar's and other groups known for their religious zeal.

Taliban were established by the ISI in 1992-1993, when Hekmayar disappointed the Pakistanis - and at least four years after the US aid was stopped.

Correspondingly, even if there was a large number of Arab volunteers in Afghanistan as of 1988-1989, (when the CIA stopped supplying aid) it cannot be said that the CIA or any other western intel service was ever supporting Taliban, or even "Arabs" as such in Afghanistan.

[AirForceOne]

^^^^ I agree, I was kinda disturbed after watching this one...

+1 and it's also spooky how they must have posted it on youtube. if i ever see these mother****ers i will ****ing shoot them upon sight

[Hawk of prairie]

That looks like a SA-7 Grail vs Mi-24... Must be from Chechnya..

No doubt about it,this footage wasshot in 2003