Afghantsi Explained

Afghantsi
Director:Peter Kosminsky
Producer:Peter Kosminsky
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English

Afghantsi is a 1988 documentary film directed by Peter Kosminsky[1] for Yorkshire Television.

It is based on numerous interviews with Soviet soldiers and officers filmed in Kabul towards the end of the Soviet–Afghan War.[2]

Kosminsky visited several units of the 103rd Guards Airborne Division, including an outpost on a mountain side overlooking Tajbeg Palace, the headquarters of the 40th Army.

The soldiers in the film speak about the hardships of service in Afghanistan, combat experience and the loss of close friends.[3]

Another part of the film is devoted to interviews with veterans of the war that have already returned home, and parents of those who died.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Afghantsi (1988). https://archive.today/20120712021900/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/338164/Afghantsi/overview . dead . 12 July 2012 . Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. 29 May 2012.
  2. Web site: Before the age of reality TV. 28 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Afghantsi Episode Guide. 28 August 2014.