The local war in Afghanistan did not bypass the Soviet state. More than 500 thousand soldiers participated in the armed conflict. About 14 thousand soldiers died in fierce battles, 35 thousand soldiers were seriously injured or disabled. 300 people are missing.
The price of the Afghan war
Afghan is a person who participated in active hostilities in Afghanistan. However, to this day it has not been established whether the war on the territory of the state was expedient for the Soviet army. The armed conflict was imprinted on many Soviet families, and manifestations of the war are noted to this day. The events of those distant days are remembered by every Afghan. This is a serious mental disorder, which has received the medical name "Afghan syndrome".
The price of the Afghan war for the USSR is too high. If you study unofficial sources of information, then 3 million Soviet soldiers served in Afghanistan during the 10 years of the conflict. Of which more than 180 thousand people were seriously injured, more than 50 thousand died, hundreds of thousands of soldiers contracted incurable diseases - hepatitis, typhoid fever and others.
USSR policy in Afghanistan
The main thing to remember is that Soviet troops did not occupy Afghanistan, but entered the territory of the state at the invitation of the authorities. The decision to participate in the armed conflict was difficult and lengthy. However, the deteriorating geopolitical situation on the Middle East front played a key role. On December 12, 1979, the Soviet government decided to send troops into Afghanistan.
The armed conflict was artificially created, and it is here that a clear trace of the intervention of the United States of America can be traced, although this fact has not been confirmed to this day, despite the presence of circumstantial evidence. Thus, Zbigniew Brzezinski, a well-known American political scientist, said in an interview: “The American authorities did not push the USSR to take a warlike path in Afghanistan, but all the conditions were recreated for this to happen.”
The fact is that Afghanistan is the central geopolitical link, for the "guardianship" of which there are insurmountable disputes and confrontations. The constant rebel uprisings that took place in close proximity to the Soviet borders could not be left unanswered. The loss of Afghanistan for the USSR could become a determinant of the loss of former world influence.
It was these reasons that became the basis for the entry of Soviet troops as peacekeepers into Afghanistan. Not a single Afghan can forget this. It was an unnecessary war unleashed by outside forces.
Government supportAfghans
For rehabilitation, numerous benefits are provided for Afghans and other internationalist soldiers who operate on the territory of Russia. The full range of benefits is listed in the Federal Law "On Veterans", which came into force on January 12, 1995.
- Monthly payments. The amount of the benefit is a little over 2 thousand rubles. This amount includes the social support that every Afghan receives. This allows you to receive benefits for the purchase of vouchers to sanatoriums, transport movement.
- Afghan warriors receive a 50 percent discount on home renovations. To become the owner of the benefit, you must provide a certificate of a combat veteran to the management company.
- In addition, veterans receive preferential taxation. Each region varies depending on tax rates.
No one is forgotten, nothing is forgotten
The memory of the fallen soldiers in Afghanistan allows you to save memorial plaques. Almost every city has a monument to the Afghans. A monument has been erected in Volgograd depicting three warriors holding a bell in their hand. And in Yekaterinburg, a monument "Black Tulip" was erected. The sculpture is represented by an Afghan warrior bowing his head in mourning for his fallen comrades and holding a machine gun in his hands. Stone steles recreate tulip petals, which formed the basis of the name. Every year, in such memorable places throughout Russia, rallies are held dedicated to the memory of soldiers who participated in the bloodywar in Afghanistan.
