'A fighting war with the main enemy': How the CIA helped bring down the Soviets in Afghanistan 32 years ago

pulse

October 2, 2018 9:51 PM

After months of bureaucratic wrangling and training, Afghan rebels carried out the first successful use of the Stinger missile against Soviet forces in September 1986, helping turn the tide in the war there after years of stalemate.

An Afghan guerrilla with a US-made Stinger anti-aircraft missile in this photo taken between November 1987 and January 1988.

'A fighting war with the main enemy': How the CIA helped bring down the Soviets in Afghanistan 32 years ago

pulse

JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!

Unblock notifications in browser settings.

Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:

Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng