
Afghanistan : le tombeau de l'URSS
2019-11-23 · 53 min · Not rated
This is the story of a conflict that definitively changed the face of the world. From the Cold War to the attacks of September 11, 2001, from the Soviets to Al-Qaeda terrorists, from the Mujahideen resistance fighters to the Taliban, from the alliances of the past to those of today, ten years of world history are revisited through the lens of Afghanistan, from 1979 to 1989. A plunge into the heart of a tragedy that shaped the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st . Ten years of war, suffering, and destruction in a unique international context marked by the collapse of the Soviet Union, the end of communism, and the emergence of the terrorist network that threatens the planet. It resonates strongly with the present.
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- Nicolas Jallot
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- France
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