OTD in 1979, the Soviet Union started its war in #Afghanistan. 1 mln Afghans would die, and 15,000 Red Army troopspic.twitter.com/l0fH4nj9IK
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15k dead Soviet troops is the official figures. The real number is probably several times higher.