Withdrawal of Soviet occupation forces from Afganistan finished

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After ten years of Soviet war in Afganistan, withdrawal of Soviet forces was finished. Soviets lost 14,453 soldiers killed, 53,753 Wounded 265 Missing in this war. Afgan loses solders ~18,000(soviet side), 75,000-90,000 (mojahedin side). Civilians - 850,000–1,500,000 killed, 5 million refugees outside of Afghanistan, 2 million internally displaced persons. Around 3 million Afghans wounded (mostly civilians)

3640 men from Latvia were sent Afghanistan, 177 were wounded.  63 were lost in action and one is still missing. It was tragic time in Latvian history as nobody asked these man if they wanted to go to this hostile strange land, where they could lost their lives and never return home. Latvian veterans who were forced to take place in Soviet military invasions disguised as “international duties” should be recognized as the victims of Soviet regime and receive the same treatment as other victims of soviet government. Many of these man suffer from war injuries both physical and psychological. Lack of public support draws them to separation and alcoholism. Latvia must take responsibilities for their soldiers no matter in which side their fought for their battle was tragedy for whole Latvian nation.

http://latvianhistory.wordpress.com/2012/09/30/the-forgotten-war-latvian-soldiers-in-soviet-afghan-war-1979-1989/

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    Persons

    Name Born / Since / At Died Languages
    1Dāvis BaltābolsDāvis Baltābols00.00.197905.08.2009lv, ru
    2Dmitry  KholodovDmitry Kholodov21.06.196717.10.1994en, lv, ru
    3Vladimirs  TurčinskisVladimirs Turčinskis28.09.196316.12.2009lv, ru
    4Анатолий ЛебедьАнатолий Лебедь10.05.196327.04.2012ru
    5Ziedonis LočmelisZiedonis Ločmelis29.05.196131.10.2021lv
    6Alexander YagubkinAlexander Yagubkin25.04.196107.08.2013de, en, pl, ru
    7Artyom BorovikArtyom Borovik13.09.196009.03.2000en, ru
    8Anatoly OnoprienkoAnatoly Onoprienko25.07.195927.08.2013de, en, fr, lv, pl, ru
    9Игорь ПлосконосИгорь Плосконос26.04.195908.07.2013ru
    10Andrei KraskoAndrei Krasko10.08.195704.07.2006en, fr, ru
    11Osama bin LadenOsama bin Laden10.03.195702.05.2011en, fr, lv, pl, ru
    12Zelimhans JandarbijevsZelimhans Jandarbijevs12.09.195213.02.2004lv, ru
    13
    Sergejs Djukovs04.01.195103.10.2006en, lv
    14Aleksandr LebiedAleksandr Lebied20.04.195028.04.2002pl, ru
    15Pāvels GračovsPāvels Gračovs01.01.194823.09.2012lv, ru
    16Лев РохлинЛев Рохлин06.06.194703.07.1998ru, ua
    17Dzhokhar  DudaevDzhokhar Dudaev15.02.194421.04.1996de, ee, en, fr, lt, lv, pl, ru, ua
    18Leonid  ShebarshinLeonid Shebarshin24.03.193530.03.2012en, lv, pl, ru
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    Jurijs Bobrovs06.10.193311.03.2008en, lv
    20Тимур ГайдарТимур Гайдар08.12.192623.12.1999ru

    Cemeteries

    Name Born / Since / At Died Languages
    1
    Pul-e-Charkhi prison and communist victims' mass grave00.00.1970en, ru
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