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Today the target of the Afghans' anger is the Soviet force of 50,000 troops who have invaded and seized control of their land. "Shoravi Padar Lanath!"cried beggars and shopkeepers alike in the streets of Kabul, Afghanistan's shabby, snow-covered capital. The curse ("Goddamn the Russians!") replaced morning pleasantries in the city's ancient bazaar. "Afghanistan is no more," lamented a bootblack in the shopping district of Share Nau. "We have lost everything...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: How the Soviet Army Crushed Afghanistan | 1/14/1980 | See Source »

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