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Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World

Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 11, 2014

Runtime

0h 52m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

70%

Original Title

Afghanistan 1979 La guerre qui a changé le monde

Production Companies

ARTE

Director

Gulya Mirzoeva

Description

'Afghanistan 1979: the war that changed the world', is a French documentary about the Sovjet invasion in Afghanistan in 1979. It was one of the most crucial events of the 20th century, and changed the world forever. This documentary gives a good insight in the Afghan-Russian war ; the alliance between the Russian and Afghan communist governments ; Islamic resistance ; the support of America for the resistance and its consequences on the war.