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Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World

Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World

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Overview

'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.

Directed by Gulya Mirzoeva
Produced by Vladimir Donn
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Top Cast

Hester Wilcox

Hester Wilcox

Narrator

Themes & Keywords

cold warafghanistanpolitical instabilityinvasionrussian politicspolitical intrigue afghan-soviet war (1979-89)political historypolitical documentarypolitical conflictwar documentaryhistorical documentarydestabilization of a middle east

About Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World

Afghanistan 1979: The War That Changed the World is a documentary, tv movie, drama, war film released in 2014 exploring themes of cold war, afghanistan, political instability, invasion, russian politics, political intrigue . Directed by Gulya Mirzoeva, it stars Hester Wilcox. '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.

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