Знакомый нам "танкист с Би-би-си" таки Марк Урбан вспомнил советскую молодость. И поделился, со слезами на глазах, как они вывели советских из Афганистана. By way of contrast, the Soviet withdrawal from Kabul in 1989: the last land column left in a blizzard a few days before the February deadline - just 3 journalists (including me) witnessed this, the last vehicle. The commander waved at us 1/4 pic.twitter.com/UlwYSaZBrc — Mark Urban (@MarkUrban01) August 15, 2021 The day after the last Soviet troops left, Najeebollah held a rally proclaiming that foreign forces had gone and he + supporters would fight on - which they did for 3 years 3/4 pic.twitter.com/qfEp7SG1UX — Mark Urban (@MarkUrban01) August 15, 2021 The Soviet embassy did not evacuate in 1989. The UK and US ones did - and then spent years in a quandary about when was the right time to return 4/4 — Mark Urban (@MarkUrban01) August 15, 2021 P.S. Афганистан, СССР и США. СССР: 1979 – 1989 гг: 13310 погибших, 35478 раненых. США: 2001 - 2021 гг: 2,312 погибших, 20,066 раненых.