(intro music)
- [Male narrator] I used to judge the world
just in black and white.
But no, it's more complicated than you thought.
(suspenseful music)
(speaking in foreign language)
- [Female narrator] We don't learn from the mistakes
that we have done in the past.
- [Male narrator] On a cold winter day in December, 1979,
the Soviet Army entered Afghanistan.
- This is a callous violation of international law.
- [Male Narrator 2] Over 100,000 Soviet troops are stationed
in Afghanistan.
They have modern equipment,
modern weapons, and modern means of transportation.
(gun shots)
When the Mujahidin´s assault begins,
the Soviet soldiers realize they are helpless.
- [Male Narrator] Jihad represented a hope
to the Afghani people,
carrying your clashing, (indistinct),
and fighting against your enemies.
(gun shots)
(helicopter flying)
- [Male Narrator 2] I saw and saw,
oh my goodness, like flying dragons.
(explosion in sky)
[Male Narrator] More than a million people died in that war.
- Have you ever seen a donkey burning the house
of another donkey?
No.
- The Soviet army plan to restore order
in Afghanistan without major fighting,
but as it faced a growing resistance in the mountains,
a short mission turned into an endless war.
In the struggles of the Soviet Army,
Reagan saw an opportunity to give the enemy a final blow.
(crowd cheering)
- [Female Narrator] They choose the most conservative people
and made them monsters just to get rid of the USSR.
(gun shots)
I will never forgive them.
Mujahideen destroyed the dream of the nation.
(police sirens)
(loud explosion)
- [George W. Bush] Taliban must act and act immediately,
either you are with us or you are with the terrorists.
- [Female Narrator] 9/11, none of them were Afghan.
None of them were Afghan.
All of them been in Afghanistan.
And what we got is the bombing.
(field explosion)
I want my country back.
My people back.
But you think that's too much?