Reply #11: Everything on Google now is about the current Afghan war. Found this though [View All]

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I remember it was a group of Soviet soldiers mothers who finally exposed the propaganda back then. This sounds real familiar to what is happening now:

http://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/FMSOPUBS/ISSUES/miredinmount.htm

<snip>Soviet forces were bleeding in Afghanistan, but the biggest threat was disease. Over 60% of the Soviet service personnel were hospitalized for disease during their normal two-year tour of duty. Shigellosis, amoebeosis, typhus, cholera, hepatitis, and other water-born diseases plagued the force. Malaria was also a problem. However, Soviet casualties and disease were hidden from the Soviet people. The Soviet media did an effective job limiting the reporting on Afghanistan to positive events. The Soviet military also kept non-accredited foreign journalists at bay. Further, the hazardous trip inside and the lengthy process to get the story out discouraged most Western journalists from covering the war effectively. Most preferred long-range reporting from Pakistan, relying on press releases from the factions.