Three Muslim rebels pose on horseback during a rebel meeting at avillage near Herat (Afghanistan, Fe
Three Muslim rebels pose on horseback during a rebel meeting at avillage near Herat (Afghanistan, February 15th, 1980). Despite the presence of Soviet and Afghan government troops in thearea, the rebels patrolled the mountain ranges along the border withIran. One man is armed with a Soviet-made AK-47 assault rifle, andthe others with older bolt-action rifles. -- source link
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