🎯Download or Play FRAG PRO Shooter for free: bit.ly/2RG3igs Get $6 worth of free rewards! X1 gold chest 🎉 + 500 coins 💰 + 50 diamonds 💎 + 1 special offer 🎁 only for you! A note about the video. The way we depicted the events around and in the Tajbeg Palace are largely accepted by historians, but the Soviet "spetsnaz" members, who participated in the operation, often give conflicting accounts of it. There will be one more episode covering the war in general.
The funniest thing is, when the Tujbeg Palace was being assaulted by Soviet Special Forces before the invasion... Amin is said to have screamed "inform the Russians" to which his personal bodyguard had replied "who do you think's here ?!"
The Russians are just not very good with poison. 120 years of failed attempts from Rasputin to Nawalny. They should stick to what works for them and use more icepicks.
The assault was pretty bad as well. Only just started watching, but some of them were using tourist maps during the assault. Pretty hilarious the Russians would create and stockpile highly accurate maps of large parts of the world, but when they actually need something for an operation then they get a tourist map.
I'm a graphic designer from ex ussr country and few weeks ago i did a photo album for a dude that participated in this operation. He was a part of "Muslim Battalion"
@@lastword8783 I think they were only called the "Muslim Battalion" because they came from Central Asia. At the beginning of the war, the USSR used manly Central Asian soldiers, under the belief that they were less likely to be received as invaders by the local population. In this case, for what I know, if they were Spetsnaz under the GRU and KGB, they were most likely Atheists, even if they were from Muslim countries. I am not 100% sure about it, but even in the Brezhnev era, in which persecution against religious groups was lower than under previous leaders, most agencies that concerned Special Forces, Intelligence and National Security tried to not have any members who were oppenly religious or, at the very least, they weren't given posts of responsability. Again, my sources are TH-cam documentaries and that kind of videos, so I maybe am wrong.
@@comradekenobi6908 In theory, the Soviet Union was, from 1920 to 1991, an Atheist State. But, as you say, its practice changed from one leader to another. Also, not every single religious group was persecuted in the same way. For example, in the Soviet Union itself, as you say, the Orthodox church was allowed some space to breath and, sometimes, they were even "de facto" recognized (your example is maybe the most representative), but still, they had problems to exist legally: in the late 1980s, there were only 7000 active churches recognized by the State in the entire Union, almost half of them in Ukrayne; meanwhile Islam was almost all times persecuted, as Soviet officials were concerned that the religious differences in Central Asia could be the foundation for independence movements. Now, about the population, it depends on the territory. Just look at numbers of atheistic populations around the world and countries that belonged in the Soviet sphere are some of the first: the Czech Republic, Estonia and others are some of the most atheistic societies in the world. Also, just look at a religious map of Germany and you would see how in what was the Democratic Republic most of the population are also atheists to this day. Now, that being said, it is still a matter of debate to this day the sucess (or lack of) of the Atheist ideology in Soviet Russia, some claiming that the numbers were big but they diminished a lot as first Yeltsin and now Putin implemented new measures to reactivate the Orthodox church as a big part of Russian society, while some other claim that Atheism was a big failure and most people practised Orthodox beliefs in private. Again, really difficult to know, specially when the State didn't make any stadistics about it. Edit: okay, as ComradeKenobi pointed out, Russia is a Secular State. There is no "de iure" official religion and the Russian States respects other religious beliefs. What I was trying to say is that since the fall of the Soviet Union the Orthodox church has gain predominance in the Russian society, with the support of both Yeltsin and Putin goverments. There are stadistics made between 1992 and nowadays that prove this, with atheism falling in almost all areas (in official studies, there are some alternative ones that don't share this view) and Orthodoxy becoming, again, a major part of the Russian Society and having a lot of political influence, promoting traditional values and making itself a part of Russian national identity. For example: in 2009, a directive resintated the right to have religious education in school, eliminating a previous law that outlawed the practice. Also, even if the Orthodox Church continues to pay taxes (which, compared to my country, it is a lot: in mine, the Catholic Church doesn't pay anything), tax breaks have been made to ease the tax burden of the Russian Orthodox Church and, the last example, in 2010 a new law allowed the Church to claim lands that they lost after the 1917 Revolution. While my words exagerated the situation, I still believe my words contain some truth: the Russian post-revolution goverments have been increasing the power of the Orthodox Church, reinstating its place as the predominant religion in Russian society and giving them economical privilages that would be impossible in a Atheist State like the Soviet Union was. Sorry about not expressing my view correctly, again, I am half-sleep, it is 5 AM where i am from and I am dead tired. 2nd Edit: just altered some really messed up gramatical and ortographical mistakes. Sorry for the lack of hability in English, I am not a native speaker, the last time I had formal classes in the language was 5 years ago and, again, I wrote these comments one day when I was doing a break as I was doing some stuff for my university studies late at night.
I remember researching this years ago. The assault was complete chaos. One of the drivers of the vehicles deserted his position in a panic. When he realised that he just abandoned the only piece of cover he had in the battle, he ran back to his driving position and advanced forward towards the Palace.
@@captaindak5119 The Argentinians should’ve sent their actual professional army to the Falklands instead of having them all massed up on Chile’s borders. No wonder why their conscripts were ineffective.
I loved how detailed the explosion blast was, when it exploded the far away at 12:00. The blast started at 12:05 and the shockwave that reached the camera ended at 12:07. Absolutely loved it!
I guarantee you US troops are going nowhere. Even if Biden brings back 1,000 troops for optics he’ll send in another 1,000 later on and no one will hear about it. Afghanistan is too strategically important for israel, and america does whatever israel tells it to.
@@Master_of_Critique yes on first one, no on latter one. Afghan and Iran are more of a target of _another_ biggest US ally in the Middle East, who is interested in their own take on sunni/shia conflict and in grabbing ghostly crown of "leader of all muslims". I'll give you a hint on which country: monarchy, oil, beheadings, sponsors 90% of terrorists;) Another point is rare Earth metals and copper in Afghanistan, which were found with help of soviets(nobody mentions it for some reason?). And strategic position that allows to operate right under russian, chinese and indian noses.
While General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev is making a speech, a few men in the audience are arrested who turn out to be American spies. "Brilliant work!" says Brezhnev to a KGB major. "But how did you know they were spies?" "Well," said the major, "as you yourself have observed, Comrade General Secretary, the enemy never sleeps"
1979: Soviet Union invades Afghanistan. 1989: Soviet Union has left the chat. 2001: United States invades Afghanistan. 2021: United States has left the chat.
No joke here, I've watched about 50-60 of your videos since the start of Covid. I've learned more than any history class or lecture, simply amazing! Love all of you so much and appreciate everything you do. Every video is a gem and makes my day : )
Guys, I've been following you for years, and learnt so much history. Your animations have always been great, but this time, you've surpassed it all. I am so very proud of you all.
@@rehanamurtaza432 Not really. Look up history matters video on it. Many empires have successful conquered Afghanistan throughout the millennia. The British didn’t collapse because their wars there. And the Soviets didn’t collapse because of their invasion. And America isn’t going anywhere anytime soon either.
@@connorgolden4 "Graveyard of empires" refers to the fact that despite armies with superior resources, wealth and manpower descending upon Afghanistan, they were never able to hold on to it for long having either been pushed out completely or forced to make concessions providing the locals with a considerable degree of autonomy. Some empires even collapsed after the Afghan counter attack, like the Persian Safavids. "Graveyard of empires" does not mean that Afghanistan was unconquerable, but accurately captures the fact that the authority of every conquering empire fell after being confronted by the local populace. Nothing has changed. Its 2021 and the US is withdrawing while, unfortunately, the Taliban are still going strong.
When the Soviets left, the Afghan communist government they left behind held out for 3 years against the Mujahideen. The Afghan government left behind by the Americans didn't last 3 months, even with US air support.
@@dalaicavalcanti8106 the taliban did not exist then ....... they were formed in the 90s after the war was over . the us supported the mujahideen who turned into the northern alliance after the war the taliban was formed by radicals who broke away from the mujahideen . in the civil war in the 90s usa supported the northern alliance while pakistan supported the taliban . in 2001 the usa allied again with the northern alliance to fight the taliban .
the big difference is after the soviets left america stopped aiding the mujahideen that is why the government lasted so long . pakistan russia and china all never stopped funding the taliban to fight america and the new afghan government . if usa kept supporting them to attack the communist afghan government they would fall in weeks
@@apollo-eu4fk not quite. They (Mujahideen) had enough weapons that there was no "need" for anyone to fund them, Soviets or not, they were cowardly fighters who mostly relied on hit and run, running back to the villages to hide among women and children. Soviets left as there was no point of bettering people who for the most part wanted to remain savages blindfolded by their religion. How exactly did Russia fund Taliban?... Taliban did not possess any new Russian manpads or other small arms or anti tank missiles, if Russia supplied Taliban from the beginning, U.S wouldn't have lasted even 4 years in to it, fortunately Russia does not hold grudges.
@@Norvik_-ug3ge it was basically the uno reverse card of Vietnam for the US, in which Soviets, China, and others poured in money, weapons, etc to the North.
@@bobholly3843 Exactly. Which is why it always irritates me when the Vietnamese are credited with beating the USA, as if they did it all on their own. In Afghanistan when the Soviets pulled out the Afghan government controlled the vast majority of the country. The post pullout collapse was due to continued funding and supply being ended, and a collapse in confidence because of that, just as with South Vietnam.
@@mhilal4901 Why is Communism, something thought up in Europe, a foreign ideology, but Islam, something thought up in Arabia, not a foreign ideology? Last time I checked Afghanistan is a very long walk from Arabia, and a very short walk from the Soviet Union.
@@mhilal4901 Also at least a third if not more Afghans fought with the Soviets, communism and socialism were very popular in almost all countries with Muslim majorities after the second world war.
I have a few questions if you don't mind. Why do you refer to it as an "invasion" when you also mention that Soviet military assistance was requested by the Afghan government? Why do you mention Taraki's "radical reforms" as the cause for rebellion, but fail to mention that they were things like preventing forced marriages, or marriages with children or allowing women to pursue education or literacy for all rural Afghans? Will you mention the Saudi and Pakistani jihadists drawn to the Mujahadeen cause (notably Osama bin Laden) as well as the CIA funds they were given in the next part?
@@shaanlalvani 1. Both Taraki and Amin had requested assistance from the USSR on several occasions, however, it was refused each time. When "assistance" was given, it was by the Soviet Union's own volition and for their own purposes. Soviet invasion, intervention and Soviet - Afghan war are all used for this conflict. 2. For those conservative rural people the reforms were radical. As a scriptwriter, I am here to tell a story, not to say what is right and what is wrong. 3. The remaining details about the war will be covered further down the line.
@@davidmuncan3465 Thanks for the response. 1.) Fair Enough 2.) I agree neutrality and impartiality are important for a scriptwriter, but these topics are (at least somewhat) political and divisive in nature so I feel as if there is also a duty to give a complete picture and leave deciding what is right and wrong to the viewers. 3.) Alright cheers Big fan of the channel keep up the good work :)
When the preview of the Soviet Invasion of Afganistan documentary is a colorful children's TPS game: "Yes, this is exactly how the invasion looked like"
Officially Devin's narration is awesome as always, but the music was fantastic throughout...had me on the edge of my seat as the palace battle played out!
Myth #1. Soviets did not invade Afghanistan. They were there to support their side, Soviets didn't take or wanted anything resources wise. You need to know what invasion actually means.
Invasion means attacking a country mate. I know as a communist you have a hard time admitting that but sadly Soviets themselves were pretty imperialistic.
@@SafavidAfsharid3197 Soviets did not attack a country, they were practically invited in and landed at the country's airport. Government and civilized Afghans wanted them there, Sharia/Islam dark age savages did not. I know its a hard concept to comprehend when the side you supported turned around and thought U.S a lesson on what that meant on 9/11, talk about the irony.
@Super Bad And that truth according to actual facts or U.S version of reality? U.S went it to Korea, Vietnam and they don't call it invasion, but when USSR did something similar (support their side), they call it an invasion.
So amazing history, I am an Afghan and my father told me these stories as said in the video.♥ With love Ali Mansoor Afshar- Motivational speaker and TH-camr from Afghanistan
Afghanistan really is the most stubborn country in the world, and everyone who is anybody has tried invading - and failed miserably. Some respect is due, I believe. But what terrible cost for Afghanistan. (And everyone else, but they asked for it).
5:34 most of the KGB, GRU and Airborne special forces were of Central Asian descent of USSR republics (e.g. Tajiks) as well. They were far more used to the terrain and weather and also of course, the similar languages and cultures.
You're lying or you don't know. The GRU group was indeed recruited from Central Asia, the USSR, but the KGB and Airborne Forces were mostly Russian, they were introduced into the GRU group later so that they would dissolve, and the Airborne Forces generally arrived the day before the attack.
You can't be ridgedly ideological in foreign policy. While on paper a Monarchy is the enemy of Socialism, they had a friendly complaint government on their Southern boarder. Why be dumb enough to upset that? Indeed, the Soviets troubles there started AFTER the Monarchy was overthrown even if the new government was Socialist.
My father fought against Soviet Union back then in Afghanistan when he was a uni student. Proud of my dad and Afghanistan’s martyrs for defending the country.
I am anticomunnist, but don't you think Afghanistan was a better country then? I Think it´s the only country where i regret communism fall, just to see what it have converted now...
@@julianariasrodriguez9728 yes but it got destroyed when the soviet army arrived. We r Muslims and we will never submit to anyone. We r people of resistance.
@@famo6105 thats brilliant answer. I like how you made me remind that the only person we submit to will be the creator not the creations. May Afghanistan be free!
Taraki, who started to loose power to his opponent, was killed after an attempt to kill Amin... Kabul officers refused to follow such orders and joined Amin's side. Along with Taraki, Amin got rid of thousands of Taraki's supporters. And actually, Amin's repressions were MORE brutal than Taraki's, especially repressions against religion. So, soviets started to be afraid that Amin would destroy all the progress in secularisation and stabilization of the country, that was achieved through previous decades, and that was essential for the stability of soviet Central Asia. Although they warned even Taraki not to hurry too much. But, some say that the final point was the association of Taraki, who had personal guarantees of safety from Brezhnev, what was known to Amin. Before that, Taraki asked Brezhnev for military aid for around 18 times, and soviets refused, thinking about possibilities of getting mass resistance against the intervention. Such discussion were stenographed and later declassified in post-soviet Russia. So, they clearly understood, how it can be perceived among afgan people.. Amin, becoming the only leader, continued the requests. On the final discussion, most army generals were still against the intervention, but KGB insisted on it, saying that Amin is an american agent (he studied in USA) and would bring major threats to USSR, including positioning of american strategic missiles in Afghanistan. Some say, that it helped KGB chief Andropov to come into power after Brezhnev, some say, that he was right...
British to the Americans: “scholars and military minds alike refer to Afghanistan as the ‘Graveyard of Empires’.” Americans: “Shut up, words! Let’s Gooooooooooooooooo!”
In Afghanistan they do not speak Persian, they speak Darí and Pashto (although the latter belongs to the Indo-Iranian family, which is why it is related to Persian)
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Lol,the mujahideen weren't trained at the level of Soviet troops and Soviets were more organized also many of the causalties were civilian or people killed by Soviets for fun. In the end ,commie block collapsed entirely and now russia has GDP the size of texas
You should do some videos on the indo-pak wars would love to see you guys do it,cause its always great. As an indian i still dont know much about the wars properly.
@@beachboy0505 ??? Your legends are also propoganda. There are news on the wars and there is lot of information too how can you describe it a propoganda
@پیر الکساندر خان the problem is that pakistan considers themselves as arabs turkic people rather than considering ancestry from indo aryans who are the true ancestors of pashtuns as well and followed vedic animism. Muslims call their identity as different than of hindus which sparks wars and conflicts over each other. Yes there have been many oppressions by hindus as well but muslims just dont consider their civilization as same as hindus
@پیر الکساندر خان mughals and delhi sultanate and even muhammad bin qasim , mahmud of gazni and ghori all were from barbaric tribes such as turks,berber,mongols,etc. India has mostly experienced turkic mongol invasions thats why islamic hate is here. Even persian muslims called them barbarians.
Honestly it's a common trend that the harsher you treat a people the stronger they resist. Amen was an idiot, but he was more useful alive than dead. Easily could have been invited to the USSR and just put under arrest ir held for his protection.
I'm from Uzbekistan and our uncles and fathers remember these tragic actions like they happened yesterday. Most of the soviet muslim battalions were from Central Asia. So many of our people fought and died in Afghan war, many returned with both physical and mental traumas. Back then they were told that they were defending their homeland, their country USSR. Only later people found out that they have been brainwashed, thus still so many missing soldiers in war are being found well and alive in Afghanistan. They were captured and prisoned by Afghans and later after the war they just decided to stay there, got local names, learned the language and culture. There are documentaries about these people, so fascinating
Guy 1: "bro.. you can't get her... I tried for like 9 yrs" Guy 2: "hold my beer..." ... Also Guy 2: "damn it took me 20 yrs but couldn't get her..." 😅🤣😅🤣😅
My former translator who was born in Afghanistan, and is now an officer in the U.S. Army (God Bless him). He made mention that how the general population hated the Russians. With the Americans, they just did not wanted us there.
Ive been waiting for this! Thank you much for the analysis of this awesome battle! Also highly recommend Ospreys new Storm 333 Raid series book to any and all!
Wow! I like the new animated table top like overview of the battlefield! I was even more impressed that the animated palace could be lifted up to show the inside combat. Lol
I love how historical tactics are briefly analyzed in this series. I am also fascinated with the history of the Soviets in Afghanistan. There have been some Russian films about this, and they are great cinema.
This is Afghanistan... Alexander the Great try to conquer this country... then Genghis Khan, then the British. Now Russia. But Afghan people fight hard, they never be defeated.
@@innocentkhattak3375 he marched upto the river Hydaspes (in mordern day Punjab) where he won a pyrrhic victory against Porus King of Pauravas. He conquered Afghanistan, even naming a city after himself Alexandria Arachosia modern day Khandahar.
Dear Kings and Generals I love your history videos there informative I just watched the newest one on the Soviet Afghanistan conflict graphicly stunning.
I’m currently in Kabul, Afghanistan as I’m watching this video, visiting my parents. Funny enough, the Takbik palace where operation 333 took place is actually clearly visible from my parents home, especially from the roof top. It’s about 4 miles (6 kilometers) away from my location and to me it’s crazy to be looking at the palace and this video simultaneously knowing that such a battle took place at some point in history. Anyways, great video and animations.
Americans in 2021: The war in Afganistan has lasted two decades! It's simply too long! Afghans: We're confused, we've been fighting each other and half the world since the 1970s.
@@lakshaysingh9743 They will leave and then someone else will have to take their place, keep a lid on things before they get out of hand like last time.
@@Agent12012 Yes they did end extremists responsible for 9/11 but there is no point in leaving Afghanistan now since Taliban is stronger than ever and only believes in extreme Islamic ideals.
Actually now our country(Vietnam) is so peaceful and our peoples are happy,not like this Soviet's Vietnam or American's new Vietnam or whatever it is I'm Vietnamese and I love my country and our regime
I really appreciate this effort that you’re doing, but can you do an episode about the Gulf War? Or the Iraq-Iran war? That would be an awesome thing if you did it 🙏🏻
Alexander didn't have much of problem in Afghanistan. Neither did mongols, Persians, mughal empire, and arab caliphate. Soviet sure, they were committing genocide in countryside. Their helicopter gunships were game changer for them since they mujadeens couldn't do their hit and run tactics effectively. Stingers missile supplied by the CIA changed that. American military substantiated total of 2.4k deaths in 20 year in Afghanistan while only 1800 were actually KIA others were in accidents. If you think about it there are 447k deaths US military in WW2. America failed stabilizing the country. Ultimately the pentagon got aggressive Russia in Europe and China that wants to claim Taiwan. They can't focus resources on country that doesn't pose threat to existential nature to US. Ultimately the only people that will suffer will be Afghans, even though country is mineral rich, no foreign companies will build infrastructure to get rid of poverty there.
@@lionkills1 Alexander in one of his letters said “ I am involved in the land of brave people where every foot of the ground is like a wall of steel, confronting my soldiers. You have brought one son into the world, but everyone in this land can be called an Alexander.” These worlds itself shows Alexander struggled to invade Afghanistan. And the sultan of Delhi Sultan Allauddin Khilgi was himself originally from Afghanistan and he defeated the Mongols in multiple occasions like in the Battle of a Kili.
The Chinese knew to demand from the people of the Steppes that they give to the Chinese their Golden horde of horses 🐴🐎 , as a tribute to China. Then they took their leave back to China with the free horses. No point in sticking around.
Nice timing, K&G, with the Afghan Peace Process going on, and the recent announcement of US troops withdrawal by 9/11 by the Biden administration, it's refreshing to see the war that started it all. Freaking great video, thanks mate!😎👍🏻
@Sanctus PaulusDid you see any quotation marks? I wasn't quoting you. I wasn't saying YOU said we can't end the war without losing it, I'M was the one saying we couldn't end that war without losing it.
Sounds like the Soviets were the good guys when looking at the reforms they wanted to implement. Like women rights, education, ban on peadophilia (taliban arrange marriages with girls as young as 9), etc etc
What do you mean by women's rights? Afghanistan is a Muslim country where women should be properly covered. But under the communist government, Soviet supported inappropriate clothing for women and somehow wanted to eradicate Islam in Afghanistan, just like Tajikistan. Britain, the United States and Russia will one day pay a heavy price for all their crimes.
верно подмечено в средней Азии когда Таджикистан Узбекистан Киргизия и так далее до воссоединения с Российской империей и СССР у женщин небыло никаких прав они носили статус имущества 9 летник девочек насильно выдавали замуж за 60 летних стариков, было нормой отрубать друг друга головы и продавать в рабство. Русские пришли дали им равные права образование на месте диких средневековых феодальных пустошей построили современные города. в афганистане было точно также дикие суеверные люди вечно ущемляли права женщин и детей какие то вечные племенные войны. Афганистан был единым только на бумаге а на деле это тысячи отдельных племен государств которые вечно воевали друг с другом.
War documentaries have taught me for years that any besiegers had to have at least 3 times the defenders' number. And here we have the Soviet Special Forces having only one fifth the number of the defenders and yet they won the siege...
Lucky you America just wanted to clean talibans and are not a contry who conquer others... USA is nothing like russia... American soldiers have done they re best for Afghanistan grow up again
@پیر الکساندر خان According to British author Michael Barthorp, it was also a strategic victory for the British because the Durand Line was reaffirmed as the border between Afghanistan and the British Raj, and the Afghans agreed not to foment . .trouble on the British side, tactically the british suffered less casualties than the afghans as well
@Абдульзефир kabul was victorious for brits,yes but much of rural afghanistan wasnt,and cities like malaiwand,herat,kunduz were also victories for the pashtuns
Man Kings and Generals can't seize to amaze all of us. The soviet Afghan war. What a top is this and what a series it will be. Thanks for all work good work
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A note about the video. The way we depicted the events around and in the Tajbeg Palace are largely accepted by historians, but the Soviet "spetsnaz" members, who participated in the operation, often give conflicting accounts of it. There will be one more episode covering the war in general.
I didn't expect this series.
Thanks 4 the vedios
I have a very importent question to you kings and generals, Can you make a searies about Nader shah in future or in 2021? please answer my question
Please make a video on the Liberation war of Bangladesh
Indonesian subtitle please
The funniest thing is, when the Tujbeg Palace was being assaulted by Soviet Special Forces before the invasion... Amin is said to have screamed "inform the Russians" to which his personal bodyguard had replied "who do you think's here ?!"
😂😂
Lmao he really thought
That's a little bit sad
@@thetownfool-t5e Et tu Breshnev?
This is one of the key reasons why hammer&sickle broke down in Afghanistan
When KGB fucks up poisining the "target" two times and the army has to move in to do it "manually"
spy cadet training was lacking that year =D
The Russians are just not very good with poison. 120 years of failed attempts from Rasputin to Nawalny. They should stick to what works for them and use more icepicks.
Yeah, the Soviets and their KGB were way out of their prime by the late early 1980’s.
Lead & shrapnel poisoning
The assault was pretty bad as well. Only just started watching, but some of them were using tourist maps during the assault. Pretty hilarious the Russians would create and stockpile highly accurate maps of large parts of the world, but when they actually need something for an operation then they get a tourist map.
From total war videos to production quality higher than history channel docuseries. You are killing it my man👍
By far the best TH-camr.
Don't shame this channel by comparing it to History Channel.
History Channel: Were Aliens behind the soviet annexation of Afghanistan?
The quality of these videos have always been top notch.
Definitely a marked improvement! Love the Modern Conflicts series because of this :)
I'm a graphic designer from ex ussr country and few weeks ago i did a photo album for a dude that participated in this operation. He was a part of "Muslim Battalion"
That's pretty cool
@@lastword8783 true
@@lastword8783 I think they were only called the "Muslim Battalion" because they came from Central Asia. At the beginning of the war, the USSR used manly Central Asian soldiers, under the belief that they were less likely to be received as invaders by the local population.
In this case, for what I know, if they were Spetsnaz under the GRU and KGB, they were most likely Atheists, even if they were from Muslim countries. I am not 100% sure about it, but even in the Brezhnev era, in which persecution against religious groups was lower than under previous leaders, most agencies that concerned Special Forces, Intelligence and National Security tried to not have any members who were oppenly religious or, at the very least, they weren't given posts of responsability. Again, my sources are TH-cam documentaries and that kind of videos, so I maybe am wrong.
@@comradekenobi6908 In theory, the Soviet Union was, from 1920 to 1991, an Atheist State. But, as you say, its practice changed from one leader to another. Also, not every single religious group was persecuted in the same way. For example, in the Soviet Union itself, as you say, the Orthodox church was allowed some space to breath and, sometimes, they were even "de facto" recognized (your example is maybe the most representative), but still, they had problems to exist legally: in the late 1980s, there were only 7000 active churches recognized by the State in the entire Union, almost half of them in Ukrayne; meanwhile Islam was almost all times persecuted, as Soviet officials were concerned that the religious differences in Central Asia could be the foundation for independence movements.
Now, about the population, it depends on the territory. Just look at numbers of atheistic populations around the world and countries that belonged in the Soviet sphere are some of the first: the Czech Republic, Estonia and others are some of the most atheistic societies in the world. Also, just look at a religious map of Germany and you would see how in what was the Democratic Republic most of the population are also atheists to this day. Now, that being said, it is still a matter of debate to this day the sucess (or lack of) of the Atheist ideology in Soviet Russia, some claiming that the numbers were big but they diminished a lot as first Yeltsin and now Putin implemented new measures to reactivate the Orthodox church as a big part of Russian society, while some other claim that Atheism was a big failure and most people practised Orthodox beliefs in private. Again, really difficult to know, specially when the State didn't make any stadistics about it.
Edit: okay, as ComradeKenobi pointed out, Russia is a Secular State. There is no "de iure" official religion and the Russian States respects other religious beliefs. What I was trying to say is that since the fall of the Soviet Union the Orthodox church has gain predominance in the Russian society, with the support of both Yeltsin and Putin goverments. There are stadistics made between 1992 and nowadays that prove this, with atheism falling in almost all areas (in official studies, there are some alternative ones that don't share this view) and Orthodoxy becoming, again, a major part of the Russian Society and having a lot of political influence, promoting traditional values and making itself a part of Russian national identity. For example: in 2009, a directive resintated the right to have religious education in school, eliminating a previous law that outlawed the practice. Also, even if the Orthodox Church continues to pay taxes (which, compared to my country, it is a lot: in mine, the Catholic Church doesn't pay anything), tax breaks have been made to ease the tax burden of the Russian Orthodox Church and, the last example, in 2010 a new law allowed the Church to claim lands that they lost after the 1917 Revolution. While my words exagerated the situation, I still believe my words contain some truth: the Russian post-revolution goverments have been increasing the power of the Orthodox Church, reinstating its place as the predominant religion in Russian society and giving them economical privilages that would be impossible in a Atheist State like the Soviet Union was. Sorry about not expressing my view correctly, again, I am half-sleep, it is 5 AM where i am from and I am dead tired.
2nd Edit: just altered some really messed up gramatical and ortographical mistakes. Sorry for the lack of hability in English, I am not a native speaker, the last time I had formal classes in the language was 5 years ago and, again, I wrote these comments one day when I was doing a break as I was doing some stuff for my university studies late at night.
@@comradekenobi6908 You are right, I changed my comment to specify what I was trying to say. Sorry about the misanderstanding.
Respect to that 1 Afghan guy that showed up!!!!
😂😂😂
when everyone decides to skip the class but they don't tell you, and you are there, all alone like: 9:28
Crap...why cant i come up with comments like that....laughing while typing this
Baba Yaga? 👻
😆😆😆😆 that one nerd who is never absent.
When nobody reads their email
I remember researching this years ago. The assault was complete chaos. One of the drivers of the vehicles deserted his position in a panic. When he realised that he just abandoned the only piece of cover he had in the battle, he ran back to his driving position and advanced forward towards the Palace.
Was he a GRU Spetsnaz??
@@captaindak5119 The Argentinians should’ve sent their actual professional army to the Falklands instead of having them all massed up on Chile’s borders. No wonder why their conscripts were ineffective.
@@leonrothier6638 conscripts Vs commando
Really unfair
@@victorzvyagintsev1325 So it means that they brought APC by air
@MovewithGrace I mean he wasn't eager to kill his religion mate. They were commandos...
Ah yes, the russian vietnam
Vietnam was a lot worse for the US though, 58k losses compared to 15k in Afghanistan.
Right when I read the word "storm"
I was like... Wait a minute...
*Angry Finland noises*
When "Fortunate Son" Turns into "Fortunate Comrade"...
at least the russians learned, the americans learned nothing from their vietnam
I feel like a fat kid in a candy store everytime they upload something new
Filling up an emotional void with history?
As a fat guy who enjoys candy... Emphatically, "Yes!"
I always enjoy how varied it all is. We've got Roman battles, intrique in Central Asia, Korean battles and now this. Such a good channel.
Yess I absolutely love this channel
This is how history class should be taught.
I loved how detailed the explosion blast was, when it exploded the far away at 12:00. The blast started at 12:05 and the shockwave that reached the camera ended at 12:07. Absolutely loved it!
US president - its time to end the America's longest war.
K&G - hmm, we know what we are uploading next.
Ahzam - Your English may not be the "best", but I uderstand and apprciate the humour!!
I guarantee you US troops are going nowhere. Even if Biden brings back 1,000 troops for optics he’ll send in another 1,000 later on and no one will hear about it. Afghanistan is too strategically important for israel, and america does whatever israel tells it to.
@@Master_of_Critique
How? That’s heavily anecdotal.
@@Master_of_Critique yes on first one, no on latter one. Afghan and Iran are more of a target of _another_ biggest US ally in the Middle East, who is interested in their own take on sunni/shia conflict and in grabbing ghostly crown of "leader of all muslims". I'll give you a hint on which country: monarchy, oil, beheadings, sponsors 90% of terrorists;)
Another point is rare Earth metals and copper in Afghanistan, which were found with help of soviets(nobody mentions it for some reason?). And strategic position that allows to operate right under russian, chinese and indian noses.
@@Master_of_Critique I think it's more about money. Weapon manufacturers make billons on the war.
What an appropriate timing.
This needs to have a sequel episode.
@Some Weeb if it weren't for Pakistan's funding, help and training, the Mujahideens may not have been as much effective as they proved to be later.
@@moizaleem9756 if I'm not mistaken the US supplied Pakistan and Pakistan gave it the Mujahiden.
@@napolien1310 Pakistan was working with them before the US got involved.
@@khansahb-o4e Still not a major contributor before US intervention. iirc Pakistan lost one part of it to Bangladesh not many years ago.
@@santokun5835 What the hell does that have to do with Afghanistan.
While General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev is making a speech, a few men in the audience are arrested who turn out to be American spies.
"Brilliant work!" says Brezhnev to a KGB major. "But how did you know they were spies?"
"Well," said the major, "as you yourself have observed, Comrade General Secretary, the enemy never sleeps"
Thanx. I like a little venom in my morning coffee. :)
1979: Soviet Union invades Afghanistan.
1989: Soviet Union has left the chat.
2001: United States invades Afghanistan.
2021: United States has left the chat.
1989
*1991
Taliban enters chat 2021
@@freemindrebel USSR's mission in Afghanistan ended in 1989, not 1991.
@@MWENDA-vv5im i mean ussr collapsed in 1991.
No joke here, I've watched about 50-60 of your videos since the start of Covid. I've learned more than any history class or lecture, simply amazing! Love all of you so much and appreciate everything you do. Every video is a gem and makes my day : )
Imagine stepping in a class expecting to learn something 😂😂😂
Well you Americans aren’t known for your intelligence so I don’t see you people learing anything
Guys, I've been following you for years, and learnt so much history. Your animations have always been great, but this time, you've surpassed it all. I am so very proud of you all.
16:24 "We will see if this task was achieved."
Well since it's 2021 and now the US is still fighting essentially them, I'd bet no.
Actually U.S considering leaving Afghanistan.
@@blacklight4720 I thought USA is going to leave Afghanistan in September.
Afghanistan is really the graveyard of superpowers.
@@rehanamurtaza432 Not really. Look up history matters video on it. Many empires have successful conquered Afghanistan throughout the millennia. The British didn’t collapse because their wars there. And the Soviets didn’t collapse because of their invasion. And America isn’t going anywhere anytime soon either.
@@connorgolden4 "Graveyard of empires" refers to the fact that despite armies with superior resources, wealth and manpower descending upon Afghanistan, they were never able to hold on to it for long having either been pushed out completely or forced to make concessions providing the locals with a considerable degree of autonomy. Some empires even collapsed after the Afghan counter attack, like the Persian Safavids.
"Graveyard of empires" does not mean that Afghanistan was unconquerable, but accurately captures the fact that the authority of every conquering empire fell after being confronted by the local populace.
Nothing has changed. Its 2021 and the US is withdrawing while, unfortunately, the Taliban are still going strong.
The animation has accelerated quickly
Now this video has more details
Keep up the good work K&G
I must say, im amazed👍👍
This channel is, legit, one of the best forms of historical knowledge on the web. I love it
When the Soviets left, the Afghan communist government they left behind held out for 3 years against the Mujahideen. The Afghan government left behind by the Americans didn't last 3 months, even with US air support.
the legitime monarchy lasted 150 years before being couped.
One might argue that the US wanted the Taliban to win....
Just a thought
@@dalaicavalcanti8106 the taliban did not exist then ....... they were formed in the 90s after the war was over . the us supported the mujahideen who turned into the northern alliance after the war the taliban was formed by radicals who broke away from the mujahideen . in the civil war in the 90s usa supported the northern alliance while pakistan supported the taliban . in 2001 the usa allied again with the northern alliance to fight the taliban .
the big difference is after the soviets left america stopped aiding the mujahideen that is why the government lasted so long . pakistan russia and china all never stopped funding the taliban to fight america and the new afghan government . if usa kept supporting them to attack the communist afghan government they would fall in weeks
@@apollo-eu4fk not quite. They (Mujahideen) had enough weapons that there was no "need" for anyone to fund them, Soviets or not, they were cowardly fighters who mostly relied on hit and run, running back to the villages to hide among women and children. Soviets left as there was no point of bettering people who for the most part wanted to remain savages blindfolded by their religion.
How exactly did Russia fund Taliban?... Taliban did not possess any new Russian manpads or other small arms or anti tank missiles, if Russia supplied Taliban from the beginning, U.S wouldn't have lasted even 4 years in to it, fortunately Russia does not hold grudges.
K&G: “In miniseries we will see if pacifying Afghanistan was achieved.”
Spoiler: “It wasn’t.”
Only because the West, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia poured money and advanced weapons into the so-called mujahideen groups.
@@Norvik_-ug3ge it was basically the uno reverse card of Vietnam for the US, in which Soviets, China, and others poured in money, weapons, etc to the North.
@@bobholly3843 Exactly. Which is why it always irritates me when the Vietnamese are credited with beating the USA, as if they did it all on their own. In Afghanistan when the Soviets pulled out the Afghan government controlled the vast majority of the country. The post pullout collapse was due to continued funding and supply being ended, and a collapse in confidence because of that, just as with South Vietnam.
@@mhilal4901 Why is Communism, something thought up in Europe, a foreign ideology, but Islam, something thought up in Arabia, not a foreign ideology? Last time I checked Afghanistan is a very long walk from Arabia, and a very short walk from the Soviet Union.
@@mhilal4901 Also at least a third if not more Afghans fought with the Soviets, communism and socialism were very popular in almost all countries with Muslim majorities after the second world war.
Hi everyone. My name is David and I am the scriptwriter for this video. If you have any questions, feel free to drop them here.
Is this video dedicated to the brave Mujahideen fighters of Afghanistan?
I have a few questions if you don't mind.
Why do you refer to it as an "invasion" when you also mention that Soviet military assistance was requested by the Afghan government?
Why do you mention Taraki's "radical reforms" as the cause for rebellion, but fail to mention that they were things like preventing forced marriages, or marriages with children or allowing women to pursue education or literacy for all rural Afghans?
Will you mention the Saudi and Pakistani jihadists drawn to the Mujahadeen cause (notably Osama bin Laden) as well as the CIA funds they were given in the next part?
@@shaanlalvani 1. Both Taraki and Amin had requested assistance from the USSR on several occasions, however, it was refused each time. When "assistance" was given, it was by the Soviet Union's own volition and for their own purposes. Soviet invasion, intervention and Soviet - Afghan war are all used for this conflict. 2. For those conservative rural people the reforms were radical. As a scriptwriter, I am here to tell a story, not to say what is right and what is wrong. 3. The remaining details about the war will be covered further down the line.
@@davidmuncan3465 Thanks for the response.
1.) Fair Enough
2.) I agree neutrality and impartiality are important for a scriptwriter, but these topics are (at least somewhat) political and divisive in nature so I feel as if there is also a duty to give a complete picture and leave deciding what is right and wrong to the viewers.
3.) Alright cheers
Big fan of the channel keep up the good work :)
Why didn’t you include Soviet commandos killing President Daud, and just dubbed it as assassination without referring as to whom were the assassins?
actual fact , after soviets left and colapsed, afgani goverment held for 2 years, now it's colapsing even before us troops leave
LOL after i wrote it , afgani government did colapse, pity on afgani women and children
When the preview of the Soviet Invasion of Afganistan documentary is a colorful children's TPS game: "Yes, this is exactly how the invasion looked like"
@@peterthepeter7523 This is what you get when you colourise already coloured photos.
"Babrak Kamal promised 500 of his own guerillas but only one showed up" Well, that was probably a very awkward one man
Holy Jesus, that was intense!
Almost a movie battle!
Well said
Officially Devin's narration is awesome as always, but the music was fantastic throughout...had me on the edge of my seat as the palace battle played out!
It's the same music for all of the modern warfare vids. I wish I could listen to them on their own.
Myth #1. Soviets did not invade Afghanistan. They were there to support their side, Soviets didn't take or wanted anything resources wise. You need to know what invasion actually means.
Invasion means attacking a country mate. I know as a communist you have a hard time admitting that but sadly Soviets themselves were pretty imperialistic.
@@SafavidAfsharid3197 Soviets did not attack a country, they were practically invited in and landed at the country's airport. Government and civilized Afghans wanted them there, Sharia/Islam dark age savages did not.
I know its a hard concept to comprehend when the side you supported turned around and thought U.S a lesson on what that meant on 9/11, talk about the irony.
@Super Bad And that truth according to actual facts or U.S version of reality?
U.S went it to Korea, Vietnam and they don't call it invasion, but when USSR did something similar (support their side), they call it an invasion.
We can have a part 2 of the Afghanistan Saga that focuses on the 20 year war (2001-2021)
So amazing history, I am an Afghan and my father told me these stories as said in the video.♥
With love
Ali Mansoor Afshar- Motivational speaker and TH-camr from Afghanistan
I have enormous respect for Afghan people, they have been through so much wars and they still are
Kings and generals thank you very much for making a ducmentry video about my country I really appreciate it
Afghanistan
@Win Everything 👍
It is always a good time when Kings and Generals uploads a new video.
I'm Afghan... And ur the ONLY. One who made a video this amazing about this ♥️♥️♥️♥️
Afghanistan really is the most stubborn country in the world, and everyone who is anybody has tried invading - and failed miserably. Some respect is due, I believe. But what terrible cost for Afghanistan. (And everyone else, but they asked for it).
@@impaugjuldivmax I'm in north america... & No Im a supporter of US backed government.
@@impaugjuldivmax basically.. imagine talibaj as the conservative tea party members
@@CR7O9Production Yaro kooneh amrika mibooseh?? Gooh khordi Agha Marg bar to, amrika va Ghani avazi.
@@alimo606 chup hazara mongol
These modern war videos are awesome! The kings and generals team are the greatest historians working today!!!!
Great video. I honestly think most Americans don't understand the history of Afghanistan. This video helps fill in the gaps. Thank you.
We want an episode that talks about the Afghan-American war impartially
That smile when they upload..
How did you know I smiled?
Quality of videos has reached another level!
My karate teacher was amongst those who stormed Amin’s palace.
😱😱 what he said about it
@@ShubhamMishrabro , he never said anything about it... my father, KGB colonel at that time, did tell me about that guy.
@@Stakan79 your father was in kgb😱😱😱😱😱😱😭😭😳. Tell some stories brother
@@Stakan79 *murderers
Later these mujahideens broke USSR into pieces😒
5:34 most of the KGB, GRU and Airborne special forces were of Central Asian descent of USSR republics (e.g. Tajiks) as well. They were far more used to the terrain and weather and also of course, the similar languages and cultures.
You're lying or you don't know. The GRU group was indeed recruited from Central Asia, the USSR, but the KGB and Airborne Forces were mostly Russian, they were introduced into the GRU group later so that they would dissolve, and the Airborne Forces generally arrived the day before the attack.
"you are being rescued! Do not resist"
What I found interesting even if Afghanistan was a monarchy. This country was called Friend of the Soviet Union.
Soviet Union and hypocrisy? No, surely not?
@@nottoday3817 that's what I wanted to say but my first comment was miswritten from me. My English grammar is not so good.
You can't be ridgedly ideological in foreign policy. While on paper a Monarchy is the enemy of Socialism, they had a friendly complaint government on their Southern boarder. Why be dumb enough to upset that? Indeed, the Soviets troubles there started AFTER the Monarchy was overthrown even if the new government was Socialist.
@@nottoday3817
Okay, agreed.
@@KekusMagnus might makes right
Came here again after seeing watching the news about the Presidential Palace now being occupied by the Taliban.
Finally a ducmentry about my country 🙌
With more to come too!
Russia or Afghanistan? or even Uzbekistan? i mean those 3 regions were there on the map and were involved.
Considering his user name, I highly doubt it’s Afghanistan, unless he’s a refugee.
هر کس که فارسی میفامه خو میفامه اما اگه نمیفامه خو باز هیچ وقت نخواهد فامید
@@Paegan1983 now translate what I said with some app
My father fought against Soviet Union back then in Afghanistan when he was a uni student. Proud of my dad and Afghanistan’s martyrs for defending the country.
My uncle fought in the red army airborne troops in Afghanistan told some interesting stories, interesting times indeed
@@RedGunBullets Ooh okay hopefully we’ve past those dark old days behind.
I am anticomunnist, but don't you think Afghanistan was a better country then? I Think it´s the only country where i regret communism fall, just to see what it have converted now...
@@julianariasrodriguez9728 yes but it got destroyed when the soviet army arrived. We r Muslims and we will never submit to anyone. We r people of resistance.
@@famo6105 thats brilliant answer. I like how you made me remind that the only person we submit to will be the creator not the creations.
May Afghanistan be free!
This is awesome!! I was wondering why this has not been covered by any good history channel on TH-cam 👌👌👌
when the stones and mountains start to speak in Dari and Pashto
And arabic
@@zakariaalami1491 yes that too
@@jakecommonty2042 your know this because you saw it?
@@jakecommonty2042 the communist intervention was a mistake they should have never intervene in there
@@jakecommonty2042 also i'm a israeli socialist who has zero love to Islamic extremism (just saying)
Taraki, who started to loose power to his opponent, was killed after an attempt to kill Amin... Kabul officers refused to follow such orders and joined Amin's side. Along with Taraki, Amin got rid of thousands of Taraki's supporters.
And actually, Amin's repressions were MORE brutal than Taraki's, especially repressions against religion.
So, soviets started to be afraid that Amin would destroy all the progress in secularisation and stabilization of the country, that was achieved through previous decades, and that was essential for the stability of soviet Central Asia.
Although they warned even Taraki not to hurry too much.
But, some say that the final point was the association of Taraki, who had personal guarantees of safety from Brezhnev, what was known to Amin.
Before that, Taraki asked Brezhnev for military aid for around 18 times, and soviets refused, thinking about possibilities of getting mass resistance against the intervention. Such discussion were stenographed and later declassified in post-soviet Russia. So, they clearly understood, how it can be perceived among afgan people..
Amin, becoming the only leader, continued the requests.
On the final discussion, most army generals were still against the intervention, but KGB insisted on it, saying that Amin is an american agent (he studied in USA) and would bring major threats to USSR, including positioning of american strategic missiles in Afghanistan. Some say, that it helped KGB chief Andropov to come into power after Brezhnev, some say, that he was right...
British to the Americans: “scholars and military minds alike refer to Afghanistan as the ‘Graveyard of Empires’.”
Americans: “Shut up, words! Let’s Gooooooooooooooooo!”
Americans 2021: " Lets leave for the love of God"
Afghanistan was captured many times in history.
@@saiadithya1279
Capture yes
But for how long lol
Meanwhile, the Mongols...
“Well good thing we are here to exterminate the locals, not conquer them.”
@@saiadithya1279 it was never conquered
Soviet Soldiers: **marching on the desert**
Sand: **starts speaking Persian**
Soviet Soldier: *"Deja Vu?"*
In Afghanistan they do not speak Persian, they speak Darí and Pashto (although the latter belongs to the Indo-Iranian family, which is why it is related to Persian)
Well most of comments are from imbeciles anyway
Группа крови - на рукаве,
Мой порядковый номер - на рукаве,
Пожелай мне удачи в бою, пожелай мне:
Не остаться в этой траве,
Не остаться в этой траве.
Пожелай мне удачи, пожелай мне удачи!
I dunno man, I guess I've just been feeling kinda depressed lately...
Great song
He is saying,
"we went to Afghanistan and got our asses handed to us. We are sorry and we will never do it again"
@@wahidemran833 mashaallah, 😂
Lol,the mujahideen weren't trained at the level of Soviet troops and Soviets were more organized also many of the causalties were civilian or people killed by Soviets for fun. In the end ,commie block collapsed entirely and now russia has GDP the size of texas
You should do some videos on the indo-pak wars would love to see you guys do it,cause its always great. As an indian i still dont know much about the wars properly.
@پیر الکساندر خان Yes it was but religious tensions created by both Far right groups of Hindus and Muslims lead to the partition.
Because all the Indian and Pakistan info is propaganda , see 👀 proper analysis 👍 would be good.
@@beachboy0505 ??? Your legends are also propoganda. There are news on the wars and there is lot of information too how can you describe it a propoganda
@پیر الکساندر خان the problem is that pakistan considers themselves as arabs turkic people rather than considering ancestry from indo aryans who are the true ancestors of pashtuns as well and followed vedic animism. Muslims call their identity as different than of hindus which sparks wars and conflicts over each other. Yes there have been many oppressions by hindus as well but muslims just dont consider their civilization as same as hindus
@پیر الکساندر خان mughals and delhi sultanate and even muhammad bin qasim , mahmud of gazni and ghori all were from barbaric tribes such as turks,berber,mongols,etc. India has mostly experienced turkic mongol invasions thats why islamic hate is here. Even persian muslims called them barbarians.
I don't know how true it is but it always seems the more heavy handed a response by the government is the more resolved the enemy becomes
Honestly it's a common trend that the harsher you treat a people the stronger they resist. Amen was an idiot, but he was more useful alive than dead. Easily could have been invited to the USSR and just put under arrest ir held for his protection.
It is understandable. If your opponent resorts to violence as their first response, why would you be soft on your response?
@@murderbus yes force is met with force
I’ve wanted to learn about this for a long time, thanks for making a video about! Awesome stuff :D
I'm from Uzbekistan and our uncles and fathers remember these tragic actions like they happened yesterday. Most of the soviet muslim battalions were from Central Asia. So many of our people fought and died in Afghan war, many returned with both physical and mental traumas. Back then they were told that they were defending their homeland, their country USSR. Only later people found out that they have been brainwashed, thus still so many missing soldiers in war are being found well and alive in Afghanistan. They were captured and prisoned by Afghans and later after the war they just decided to stay there, got local names, learned the language and culture. There are documentaries about these people, so fascinating
Afghans really hates any attempts to bring them out of the stone age
Every time i see a notification from your channel I'm like -"Yay"
Same for me
america watching the USSR get bogged down in the Graveyard of Empires like "RIP to them but I'm different "
There is no graveyard of empires. This is hackneyed tripe spewed and repeated by people who have no understanding or respect for history and facts.
lmfao
Guy 1: "bro.. you can't get her... I tried for like 9 yrs"
Guy 2: "hold my beer..."
... Also Guy 2: "damn it took me 20 yrs but couldn't get her..."
😅🤣😅🤣😅
@@CR7O9Production
Her: "turned out to be a He, bent over both Guy 1 and Guy 2...the rest is history"
@@ertugrulbae46 bro it’s Afghanistan not Thailand 😂😂
24 spetsnaz entering the palace with 150 bodyguards..
My former translator who was born in Afghanistan, and is now an officer in the U.S. Army (God Bless him). He made mention that how the general population hated the Russians. With the Americans, they just did not wanted us there.
500 promised. Only 1 showed up. Sounds like an interesting story.
Ive been waiting for this! Thank you much for the analysis of this awesome battle! Also highly recommend Ospreys new Storm 333 Raid series book to any and all!
This whole operation feels like a cold war spy fiction novel
Call of Duty Black Ops mission.
Bay of Pigs but successful (not for so long)
who would thought this will be cover? k&G has it's own version of a surprised attack.
HistoryMarche and Kings & Generals are the best channels of their kind on YT. They are a cut above their competition.
Watching on 15th August 2021. Kabul has fallen.
Wow! I like the new animated table top like overview of the battlefield!
I was even more impressed that the animated palace could be lifted up to show the inside combat. Lol
I love how historical tactics are briefly analyzed in this series. I am also fascinated with the history of the Soviets in Afghanistan. There have been some Russian films about this, and they are great cinema.
This is Afghanistan... Alexander the Great try to conquer this country... then Genghis Khan, then the British. Now Russia. But Afghan people fight hard, they never be defeated.
Alexander did conquer it.
@@maxanderson9293 He was stopped at khyber pass now in Pakistan also he had written a letter to his mother.
@@innocentkhattak3375 he marched upto the river Hydaspes (in mordern day Punjab) where he won a pyrrhic victory against Porus King of Pauravas. He conquered Afghanistan, even naming a city after himself Alexandria Arachosia modern day Khandahar.
@@maxanderson9293 He failed to capture the north, was defeated near the Hindu Kush mountains and returned to Kabul.
@@maxanderson9293 Alexander revolted after capturing every city she captured in Afghanistan, and had to return with her army to retake it.
Dear Kings and Generals I love your history videos there informative I just watched the newest one on the Soviet Afghanistan conflict graphicly stunning.
I’m currently in Kabul, Afghanistan as I’m watching this video, visiting my parents. Funny enough, the Takbik palace where operation 333 took place is actually clearly visible from my parents home, especially from the roof top. It’s about 4 miles (6 kilometers) away from my location and to me it’s crazy to be looking at the palace and this video simultaneously knowing that such a battle took place at some point in history. Anyways, great video and animations.
First time google map is so interactive and interested
Not gonna lie, I get much much more excited about y'all's modern history (1700-today) than the ancient stuff.
To each their own
I'm the opposite, but it's all good
>Y'all
Opinion discarded
24 soldiers of spetsnaz against 150 guards...impressive assault.
Americans in 2021: The war in Afganistan has lasted two decades! It's simply too long!
Afghans: We're confused, we've been fighting each other and half the world since the 1970s.
We armed the Mujahadeen and then they turned on us. Stupid.
@@genekelly8467 Mujahideen ≠ Taliban
1980s - "Hi Osama, let us introduce ourselves".
2001 - "Hi USA, let ME introduce myself".
Can't wait for the next part!
Vietnam War(Soviet version)
I have been waiting for this for a long time
@@peanutbutterman411 Hmm but they shouldn't leave otherwise what's the point.
@@lakshaysingh9743 they completed their mission they brought down al quada
@@lakshaysingh9743 They will leave and then someone else will have to take their place, keep a lid on things before they get out of hand like last time.
@@Agent12012 Yes they did end extremists responsible for 9/11 but there is no point in leaving Afghanistan now since Taliban is stronger than ever and only believes in extreme Islamic ideals.
Actually now our country(Vietnam) is so peaceful and our peoples are happy,not like this Soviet's Vietnam or American's new Vietnam or whatever it is
I'm Vietnamese and I love my country and our regime
I was literally just researching this conflict a couple days ago and now this video pops up?
*nice*
I really appreciate this effort that you’re doing, but can you do an episode about the Gulf War? Or the Iraq-Iran war? That would be an awesome thing if you did it 🙏🏻
Hey Kings and Generals, how long the battle of Dien Bien Phu (the beginning of Vietnam War) going to release?
Yes please yes please yes please.
Finally a good documentary on this very important commando operation.
" _Morons..._ "
Alexander the Great, on Soviet and American interventions in Afghanistan.
You ....😆😆😆😆
Don't forget Britain.
Alexander didn't have much of problem in Afghanistan. Neither did mongols, Persians, mughal empire, and arab caliphate. Soviet sure, they were committing genocide in countryside. Their helicopter gunships were game changer for them since they mujadeens couldn't do their hit and run tactics effectively. Stingers missile supplied by the CIA changed that. American military substantiated total of 2.4k deaths in 20 year in Afghanistan while only 1800 were actually KIA others were in accidents. If you think about it there are 447k deaths US military in WW2. America failed stabilizing the country. Ultimately the pentagon got aggressive Russia in Europe and China that wants to claim Taiwan. They can't focus resources on country that doesn't pose threat to existential nature to US. Ultimately the only people that will suffer will be Afghans, even though country is mineral rich, no foreign companies will build infrastructure to get rid of poverty there.
@@lionkills1 Alexander in one of his letters said “ I am involved in the land of brave people where every foot of the ground is like a wall of steel, confronting my soldiers. You have brought one son into the world, but everyone in this land can be called an Alexander.” These worlds itself shows Alexander struggled to invade Afghanistan. And the sultan of Delhi Sultan Allauddin Khilgi was himself originally from Afghanistan and he defeated the Mongols in multiple occasions like in the Battle of a Kili.
The Chinese knew to demand from the people of the Steppes that they give to the Chinese their Golden horde of horses 🐴🐎 , as a tribute to China. Then they took their leave back to China with the free horses. No point in sticking around.
The graphics were crazy good on this video.
Promised 500 people, only one showed up.
The one that showed up as he was being dragged to the Gulag: Awwww those guys pranked me goooood.
In Soviet Russia joke plays you! What a country!
The last gulags were dismantled in the late 60s
@@flogger8413 Too bad your sense of humor went down with it.
Nice timing, K&G, with the Afghan Peace Process going on, and the recent announcement of US troops withdrawal by 9/11 by the Biden administration, it's refreshing to see the war that started it all. Freaking great video, thanks mate!😎👍🏻
@Sanctus Paulus Well we're at peace aren't we?
@Sanctus Paulus You'd rather keep our troops in that hellhole forever?
@Sanctus Paulus There was no way to end the war without loosing the war.
@Sanctus PaulusDid you see any quotation marks? I wasn't quoting you. I wasn't saying YOU said we can't end the war without losing it, I'M was the one saying we couldn't end that war without losing it.
what started it all was when a afghan guy said to his neighbour "i dont like this new communist government"
Sounds like the Soviets were the good guys when looking at the reforms they wanted to implement. Like women rights, education, ban on peadophilia (taliban arrange marriages with girls as young as 9), etc etc
Bruh what is women’s rights doing on the list of good reforms?
Communism and reforms??
Extremely STRANGE.
@@benmmbk765 Communism > Everything else
What do you mean by women's rights? Afghanistan is a Muslim country where women should be properly covered. But under the communist government, Soviet supported inappropriate clothing for women and somehow wanted to eradicate Islam in Afghanistan, just like Tajikistan. Britain, the United States and Russia will one day pay a heavy price for all their crimes.
верно подмечено в средней Азии когда Таджикистан Узбекистан Киргизия и так далее до воссоединения с Российской империей и СССР у женщин небыло никаких прав они носили статус имущества 9 летник девочек насильно выдавали замуж за 60 летних стариков, было нормой отрубать друг друга головы и продавать в рабство. Русские пришли дали им равные права образование на месте диких средневековых феодальных пустошей построили современные города. в афганистане было точно также дикие суеверные люди вечно ущемляли права женщин и детей какие то вечные племенные войны. Афганистан был единым только на бумаге а на деле это тысячи отдельных племен государств которые вечно воевали друг с другом.
I just can't get over the fact only 1 Afghan guerrilla showed up.
Dude probably thought he went to the wrong location or mistook the time.
My great grandfather was there that time. He was a squad leader B rank as sergeant.
What an animation ! 11/10 , man
That spetsnaz mission looks like a good call of duth mission.
Fuck yeah
"333" hmm =)
“We cannot enter into alliances until we are acquainted with the designs of our neighbors.” - Sun Tzu, The Art of War
@sons ofodin Probably. Vade Retro, Satana!
I wish the pentagon can give Hollywood a free pass on this so that there can be a movie on this!
It's called Rambo III.
@Michigan Tap Water I was referring to operation storm 333
Traveling to Afghanistan is like traveling back in time to the stone age.
War documentaries have taught me for years that any besiegers had to have at least 3 times the defenders' number. And here we have the Soviet Special Forces having only one fifth the number of the defenders and yet they won the siege...
Sunday funday! You are the best, as usual! 😉
Graveyard of Empires 👊
Proud to be an Afghan 💪
Lucky you America just wanted to clean talibans and are not a contry who conquer others... USA is nothing like russia... American soldiers have done they re best for Afghanistan grow up again
This helps me understand more about the Present time. Will you make a video about the Afgan People crushing the British too?
@پیر الکساندر خان The 2nd afghan and 3rd Afghan war were victories for the British
@پیر الکساندر خان According to British author Michael Barthorp, it was also a strategic victory for the British because the Durand Line was reaffirmed as the border between Afghanistan and the British Raj, and the Afghans agreed not to foment . .trouble on the British side, tactically the british suffered less casualties than the afghans as well
@پیر الکساندر خان hey why are you on every video about Afghanistan and hating?? I bet your a Punjabi from Pakistan! That’s why
@Абдульзефир they won the 3rd?the treaty of rawalpindi was in afghans favour.
@Абдульзефир kabul was victorious for brits,yes but much of rural afghanistan wasnt,and cities like malaiwand,herat,kunduz were also victories for the pashtuns
Man Kings and Generals can't seize to amaze all of us. The soviet Afghan war. What a top is this and what a series it will be. Thanks for all work good work
An enthralling and educational video. Thank you for making it and posting it.