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Ghosts in the Mountains: The Soviet-Afghan War – Part 2

2021/8/23
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Zach Cornwell: 本集探讨了苏军入侵阿富汗战争的复杂性，涵盖了战争的起因、苏军的策略、圣战者的抵抗、阿富汗人民的苦难以及西方记者的报道等多个方面。战争并非简单的线性冲突，而是充满了混乱和残酷。 苏军入侵阿富汗是冷战背景下苏联战略决策的结果，阿明政权的残暴统治和社会主义改革激化了国内矛盾，为圣战者运动的兴起提供了条件。苏军最初轻视圣战者的力量，但很快陷入了旷日持久的游击战。战争给阿富汗人民带来了巨大的灾难，造成大量平民伤亡和流离失所。 圣战者利用阿富汗复杂的地形，采取游击战策略，对苏军进行持续的消耗。他们的战斗动机不仅是为了民族独立，也为了捍卫伊斯兰信仰。 西方记者冒着生命危险进入阿富汗，报道了战争的残酷真相，揭露了苏军的暴行以及阿富汗人民的苦难。他们的报道为世界了解这场战争提供了重要的视角。 Artyom Borovik: 作为一名苏联记者，我亲身经历了阿富汗战争的残酷，采访了大量的苏联士兵，记录了他们的经历和感受。战争给苏联士兵带来了巨大的心理创伤，许多士兵吸毒以麻痹自己，逃避战争的残酷现实。战争也导致了苏联士兵对阿富汗平民的敌意和暴行。 Alexei: 我是一名逃离苏军的士兵，我亲眼目睹了战争的残酷，最终逃亡美国。战争使我精神崩溃，我无法忘记在阿富汗的经历。 Jan Goodwin: 作为一名西方记者，我深入阿富汗腹地，与圣战者一起生活，了解了他们的生活和战斗。我目睹了战争给阿富汗人民带来的巨大苦难，也看到了圣战者的信仰和韧性。战争改变了我的人生观。 Tor: 我是一名圣战者，我原本梦想成为一名医生，但战争夺走了我的梦想。我为保卫我的信仰和家园而战，即使牺牲也在所不惜。 Wakil: 我是一名圣战者，我原本是一名大学生，战争改变了我的生活，我不得不放弃我的学业和爱情，投入到抵抗苏军的战斗中。 Various Afghan Civilians: 苏联的入侵给我们的国家带来了巨大的灾难，我们目睹了亲人的死亡，家园的毁灭，我们对苏联士兵充满了仇恨和恐惧。 Various Soviet Soldiers: 我们被征召入伍，被派往阿富汗，我们对战争的目的缺乏了解，我们经历了战争的残酷和恐惧，我们目睹了战争中的暴行，我们对战争感到厌恶和绝望。

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The Soviet Union invades Afghanistan in 1979, intending to stay for only six months, but ends up embroiled in a nine-year conflict.

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*The Soviet 40th Army invaded Afghanistan in the closing days of 1979. They would not leave for another nine years. Exhausted and frustrated by their inability to decisively crush the elusive freedom fighters in the mountains – the Mujahideen – the Soviets turn to atrocity and criminal violence to achieve their objectives. Meanwhile, adrenaline-seeking journalists and idealistic Western reporters illegally sneak into the war zone to uncover the truth behind the war. *

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