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  2. The 9th Company - Wikipedia

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    The 9th Company (Russian: 9 рота, romanized: 9 rota) is a 2005 Russian war film directed by Fedor Bondarchuk and set during the Soviet–Afghan War.The film is loosely based on a real-life battle that took place at Hill 3234 in early 1988, during Operation Magistral, the last large-scale Soviet military operation in Afghanistan.

  3. Soviet–Afghan War - Wikipedia

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    The Soviet–Afghan War was a protracted armed conflict fought in the Soviet-controlled Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA) from 1979 to 1989. The war was a major conflict of the Cold War as it saw extensive fighting between Soviet Union, the DRA and allied paramilitary groups against the Afghan mujahideen and their allied foreign fighters.

  4. List of Soviet–Afghan War films - Wikipedia

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    Russia Italy Afghan Breakdown: Афганский излом: Vladimir Bortko: War. 1991 Russia Leg: Нога: Nikita Tyagunov: Action, Drama, War. Based on a novel The Leg. 1992 Ukraine American boy: Америкэн бой: Boris Kvashnev Action, Thriller. 1992 Russia Syria Destroy the Thirtieth! Тридцатого уничтожить ...

  5. Operation Cyclone - Wikipedia

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    Operation Cyclonewas the code name for the United StatesCentral Intelligence Agency(CIA) program to arm and finance the Afghan mujahideenin Afghanistanfrom 1979 to 1992, prior to and during the military interventionby the USSRin support of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. The mujahideen were also supported by Britain's MI6, who conducted ...

  6. Participants in Operation Enduring Freedom - Wikipedia

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    An NATO multinational fleet (namely the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, and the Netherlands) during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. In four descending columns, from left to right: Maestrale, De Grasse; USS John C. Stennis, Charles de Gaulle, Surcouf; USS Port Royal, HMS Ocean, USS John F. Kennedy, HNLMS Van Amstel; and Durand de la Penne

  7. Red Dawn - Wikipedia

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    Red Dawn (Russian: Красный Pассвет) is a 1984 American action drama film directed by John Milius with a screenplay by Milius and Kevin Reynolds.The film depicts a fictional World War III centering on a military invasion of the United States by an alliance of Soviet, Warsaw Pact, and Communist Latin American states.

  8. War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) - Wikipedia

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    7 October 2001 – 30 August 2021. (19 years, 10 months, 3 weeks and 2 days) First phase: 7 October 2001 – 28 December 2014. Second phase: 1 January 2015 – 30 August 2021 [ 34][ 35] Location. Afghanistan [ a] Result. Taliban victory [ 36] Islamic State–Taliban conflict and insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continues.

  9. Red Dawn (2012 film) - Wikipedia

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    Red Dawn. (2012 film) Red Dawn is a 2012 American action war film directed by Dan Bradley and written by Carl Ellsworth and Jeremy Passmore. It is a remake of the 1984 film of the same name. The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Josh Hutcherson, Adrianne Palicki, Isabel Lucas, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.